William Haskell Alsup

Personal

Birthday: 
1945
Birthplace: 
Jackson, MS
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Hon. William O. Douglas, Supreme Court of the United States, 1971-1972
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1972-1978, 1980-1998, 1998-1999
Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1980
Special counsel, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998

Education

Name of School: 
Mississippi State University
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1967
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1971
Name of School - Third: 
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
Degree - Third: 
M.P.P.
Degree Year - Third: 
1971

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
Court Name: 

California Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
8/17/1999