William Lee Dwyer

William Lee Dwyer (March 26, 1929 – February 12, 2002) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Education and career[]

Born in Olympia, Washington, Dwyer received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Washington in 1951 and a Bachelor of Laws from New York University School of Law in 1953. He was in the United States Army, J.A.G. Corps from 1953 to 1956, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. He was a law clerk for the Supreme Court of Washington in Olympia, Washington in 1957, and was then in private practice in Seattle, Washington from 1957 to 1987.^[1]

Federal judicial service[]

On July 28, 1987, Dwyer was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by Judge Donald S. Voorhees. Dwyer was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 5, 1987, and received his commission on November 6, 1987. He assumed senior status on December 1, 1998, serving in that capacity until his death, in Seattle, Washington.^[1]

References[]

Sources[]

• William Lee Dwyer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links[]

• Biography at HistoryLink
• Egan, Timothy (February 15, 2002). "William Dwyer Dies at 72; A Judge of Vast Influence". New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2017.