Fred Kunzel
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Preceded byJames Marshall Carter
Succeeded byEdward Joseph Schwartz
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJacob Weinberger
Fred Kunzel | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
| In office 1967–1969 | |
| Preceded by | James Marshall Carter |
| Succeeded by | Edward Joseph Schwartz |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
| In office September 10, 1959 – November 19, 1969 | |
| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Jacob Weinberger |
| Succeeded by | Howard Boyd Turrentine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fred Kunzel June 2, 1901 |
| Died | November 19, 1969 (aged 68) |
| Education | Stanford University (A.B.) Stanford Law School (J.D.) |
Fred Kunzel (June 2, 1901 – November 19, 1969) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Kunzel was a private in the United States Army during World War I, from 1917 to 1919. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Stanford University in 1925 and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1927. He was in private practice in San Diego, California from 1928 to 1959, and returned to military service as a Commander in the United States Naval Reserve in World War II, from 1942 to 1945.[1]