William Lloyd Standish
American judge (1930–2015)
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William Lloyd Standish IV (February 16, 1930 – January 1, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
February 16, 1930
William Lloyd Standish IV | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office March 1, 2002 – January 1, 2015 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office November 6, 1987 – March 1, 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Barron Patterson McCune |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hardiman |
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| Born | William Lloyd Standish IV February 16, 1930 |
| Died | January 1, 2015 (aged 84) |
| Education | Yale University (B.A.) University of Virginia School of Law (LL.B.) |
Education and career
Standish was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1930.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1953. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1956. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh from 1956 to 1980. He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania from 1980 to 1987.[2]
Federal judicial service
Standish was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 1, 1987, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Barron Patterson McCune. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 5, 1987, and received his commission on November 6, 1987. He assumed senior status on March 1, 2002, and stopped hearing cases in 2012, but remained in inactive senior status until his death.[2]
Death
Standish died on January 1, 2015, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, following a lengthy undisclosed illness. He was 84.[3]