George Bernard Harris | |
Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California |
Term Start: | July 31, 1970 |
Term End: | October 18, 1983 |
Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California |
Term Start1: | 1961 |
Term End1: | 1970 |
Predecessor1: | Louis Earl Goodman |
Successor1: | Oliver Jesse Carter |
Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California |
Term Start2: | July 9, 1946 |
Term End2: | July 31, 1970 |
Appointer2: | Harry S. Truman |
Predecessor2: | Seat established by 60 Stat. 260 |
Successor2: | Robert Howard Schnacke |
Birth Name: | George Bernard Harris |
Birth Date: | 16 August 1901 |
Birth Place: | San Francisco, California |
Education: | University of San Francisco School of Law (LL.B.) |
George Bernard Harris (August 16, 1901 – October 18, 1983) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Born in San Francisco, California, Harris received a Bachelor of Laws from the St. Ignatius College School of Law (now the University of San Francisco School of Law) in 1926. He was in private practice in San Francisco from 1926 to 1941. He was a Judge of the San Francisco Municipal Court from 1941 to 1946.
On June 18, 1946, Harris was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California created by 60 Stat. 260. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1946, and received his commission on July 9, 1946. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1970, assuming senior status on July 31, 1970. Harris served in that capacity until his death on October 18, 1983.