William Canby
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William Cameron Canby, Jr. was born on May 22, 1931, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1953, and a LL.B. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1956.
He is related to former Vice-President Walter Mondale.
[edit] Federal Judicial Service
- Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
- Nominated by President Carter on April 2, 1980, to a seat vacated by Ozell Miller Trask.
- Confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 21, 1980, and received commission on May 23, 1980.
- Assumed senior status on May 23, 1996.
[edit] Professional Career
- U.S. Air Force Lieutenant, JAG Corps, 1956-1958
- Law clerk, Associate Justice Charles Evans Whittaker, Supreme Court of the United States, 1958-1959
- Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1959-1962
- Associate director, U.S. Peace Corps / Ethiopia, 1962-1963
- Deputy director, U.S. Peace Corps / Ethiopia, 1963-1964
- Director, U.S. Peace Corps / Uganda, 1964-1966
- Special assistant, Sen. Walter F. Mondale, Washington, D.C., 1966
- Special assistant, President Harris Wofford, State University of New York at Old Westbury, 1967
- Professor of law, Arizona State University College of Law, 1967-1980
- Director, Office of Indian Law, Arizona State University College of Law
- Visiting Fulbright professor of law, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 1970-1971
