Charles A. Legge

American federal judge
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican federal judge
PlacesUnited States of America
isLawyer Judge
Work fieldLaw
Gender
Male
Birth1930, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Age95 years
Education
Stanford Law School
The details

Biography

Charles A. Legge (born August 24, 1930) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Education and career

Born in San Francisco, California, Legge received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Stanford University in 1952 and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1954. He was in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956, and was then in private practice in San Francisco until 1984.

Federal judicial service

On June 19, 1984, Legge was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge Robert Howard Schnacke. Legge was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 17, 1984, and received his commission on September 18, 1984. Legge served in that capacity until his retirement, on June 30, 2001.

Post judicial service

Following his retirement from the bench, Legge engaged in the private practice of law, concentrating in the areas of arbitration, mediation and intellectual property. He is now fully retired.

Sources

  • Charles A. Legge at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Robert Howard Schnacke
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
1984–2001
Succeeded by
Jeffrey White
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