Fletcher, William A. Born 1945 in Philadelphia, PA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 7, 1997, to a seat vacated by William Albert Norris. Confirmed by the Senate on October 8, 1998, and received commission on October 9, 1998. Education: Harvard College, B.A., 1968 University of Oxford, B.A., 1970 Yale Law School, J.D., 1975 Professional Career: U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1970-1972 Law clerk, Hon. Stanley A. Weigel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1975-1976 Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1976-1977 Professor of law, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1977-1998