Gerald Sanford Levin Explained

Gerald Sanford Levin
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Term Start:July 14, 1969
Term End:June 5, 1971
Appointer:Richard Nixon
Predecessor:Seat established by 80 Stat. 75
Successor:Charles Byron Renfrew
Birth Name:Gerald Sanford Levin
Birth Date:1 January 1906
Birth Place:Danville, Illinois
Education:University of California, Berkeley (A.B.)
UC Berkeley School of Law (LL.B.)

Gerald Sanford Levin (January 1, 1906 – June 5, 1971) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Education and career

Born in Danville, Illinois, Levin received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1927 and a Bachelor of Laws from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 1930. He entered private practice in California in 1924, and was a state court judge in California from 1955 to 1966.

Federal judicial service

On June 13, 1969, Levin was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 11, 1969, and received his commission on July 14, 1969. Levin's service lasted less than two years, ending with his death on June 5, 1971, at the age of 65.

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