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William Q. Hayes
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Senior status since August 1, 2021.
Confirmed 98 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- May 1, 2003
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- September 3, 2003
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), September 25, 2003
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 98 to 0
- Confirmed
- October 2, 2003
- Commissioned
- October 6, 2003
- Senior status
- Since August 1, 2021
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1956, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, 1983-1986
- Adjunct faculty, National College (now National American University), 1984-1985
- Adjunct faculty, University of Colorado at Denver, 1985-1986
- Assistant U.S. attorney and chief of Criminal Division, Southern District of California, 1987-2003
- Adjunct faculty, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 1989-1996
- Adjunct faculty, University of San Diego Law School, 1998
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