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Obama Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Withholding Funds From Dozens Of Sanctuary Havens
An Obama-appointed judge ruled late Friday that the Trump administration could not deny federal funds to dozens of cities and counties over their sanctuary policies. U.S. District Judge William Orrick, appointed to the…
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About William H. Orrick, III
William Horsley Orrick III is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He had a long career as a lawyer in private practice in San Francisco, and served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice during the Obama administration.
Everything about William H. Orrick, III →- Occupation
- lawyer, judge
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 15, 1953