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Biography
William Charles Lee (born February 2, 1938) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Education and career
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Lee received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Yale University in 1959 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1962. He was in private practice in Fort Wayne from 1962 to 1970. He was a deputy prosecuting attorney of Allen County, Indiana from 1963 to 1969. He was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana from 1970 to 1973. He was in private practice in Fort Wayne from 1973 to 1981.
Federal judicial service
Lee was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 1, 1981, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 27, 1981, and received his commission on July 28, 1981. He served as Chief Judge from 1997 to 2003. He assumed senior status on February 3, 2003.
Sources
- William Charles Lee at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alfred Moellering | United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana 1970–1973 | Succeeded by John R. Wilks |
| Preceded by Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 | Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana 1981–2003 | Succeeded by Philip P. Simon |
| Preceded by Allen Sharp | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana 1997–2003 | Succeeded by Robert Lowell Miller Jr. |