Western District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1987 / Served to 2015

William Lloyd Standish

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 and confirmed by voice vote, William Lloyd Standish was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1956. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, November 5, 1987

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan, 1987
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Yale 1953 · University of Virginia Law 1956
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1987Western District of Pennsylvania · succeeded Barron Patterson McCuneReagan (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

27 years on the Western District of Pennsylvania. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).