William Austin Ingram

Personal

Birthday: 
7/6/1924
Birthplace: 
Jeffersonville, IN
Date of Death: 
5/26/2002
Place of Death: 
Menlo Park, CA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1951-1955
Private practice, San Jose, California, 1955-1969
Deputy district attorney, Santa Clara County, California, 1955-1957
Judge, Palo Alto-Mountain View [California] Municipal Court, 1969-1971
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 1971-1976

Education

Name of School: 

University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

The mission of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville is: To conduct a program of legal education providing students with opportunities to: Receive an outstanding legal education through a curriculum that develops the student's knowledge of the basic principles of public and private law, skills of legal analysis, oral and written communication, legal research and other fundamental skills necessary to pass the bar examination and to achieve effective participation in the legal profession; Understand diverse perspectives that influence and are influenced by the law and its institutions, through a diverse faculty and student body, and through legal research and scholarship; Understand their ethical responsibilities as representatives of clients, as officers of the court, and as public citizens responsible for the quality and availability of justice; Engage in significant faculty scholarship developing the law and informing public policy; and Serve as an active partner with the community and the legal profession in addressing significant issues.

Degree: 
LL.B.
Degree Year: 
1950

Judicial Career

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

California Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
Gerald Ford
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
7/23/1976
Retirement from Active Service: 
11/15/1990
Termination Date: 
5/26/2002
Termination Reason: 
Death