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Judge

Judge William H. Orrick

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge William H. Orrick.

Judge William H. Orrick has 2,075 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1999 and 2026, most often Product Liability and Civil Rights matters. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Fraud, and Patent Infringement.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by
President Barack Obama
Confirmed
05/15/2013
Status
Active
Confirmation vote
56–41
Born
1953 · San Francisco, CA

Judicial record from the Federal Judicial Center biographical directory, via CourtListener.

2,075
Lawsuits
132
Open
1,943
Terminated
1999–2026
Span

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 2,075 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 0 casesGA — 0 casesID — 0 casesIL — 0 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 0 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 0 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 0 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 0 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 0 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 0 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1999peak 580 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19992026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19992026

Case Types

Product Liability707
Civil Rights211
Contract186
Labor182
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions174
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes120

Where Filed

  • District Court, N.D. California2,074
  • District Court, E.D. California1

2,075 Cases — Newest First

Showing 1–50 of 2,075