William G. Cambridge

William George Cambridge (born December 13, 1931 in Atlantic , Iowa , †  September 30, 2004 in Omaha , Nebraska ) was an American lawyer . After his appointment by President Ronald Reagan , he served as a federal judge in the Federal District Court for the District of Nebraska from 1988 until his resignation in 2000 .

Career

Originally from Cass County in southwest Iowa, William Cambridge attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln after graduating , where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1953 . At the College of Law of this university, the Juris Doctor followed in 1955 . He then joined the United States Army , which served until 1957; from 1957 to 1965 he was a member of the Army Reserve . Also in 1957, he opened his own law firm in Hastings , which he operated until 1981 when he became a judge on the Nebraska District Court for his state's tenth judicial district. He held this position until 1988.

On April 13, 1988, Cambridge was nominated by President Reagan as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska , where he succeeded C. Arlen Beam , who had been on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit the previous year was changed. After confirmation by the United States Senate on May 27 of the same year, he was able to take office on June 6, 1988. From 1994 to 1999 he was Lyle Elmer Strom's successor as Chief Judge, chairman of this federal court . On July 11, 2000, he announced his resignation. Its seat fell at Laurie Smith Camp ; Richard G. Kopf took over the presidency of the court . William Cambridge died on September 30, 2004 in Omaha and was buried in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery there.

Web links

• William G. Cambridge in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• William G. Cambridge in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges