Background
Lindberg, William J. was born on December 17, 1904 in Minot, North Dakota, United States. Son of Carl and Elizabeth (Beran) Lindberg.
Lindberg, William J. was born on December 17, 1904 in Minot, North Dakota, United States. Son of Carl and Elizabeth (Beran) Lindberg.
Bachelor of Laws, Gonzaga Law School, 1927. Master of Laws, Georgetown University, 1928.
Bar, 1927; clerk Senator Community College Dill, Washington, 1928. Associate law firm Cannon, McKevitt & Frazer, Spokane, 1928-1933. Professor of law Gonzaga Law School, 1928-1933.
Secretary Washington State Senate, 1933. Assistant attorney general, Olympia, 1933-1934. Member Washington State Liquor Control Board, 1934-1941.
Individual practice law, Olympia, 1941-1944, Seattle, 1944-1951. Appointed United States District Judge for Eastern and Western districts Washington, 1951-1961. Chief judge Western District Washington, 1959-1971, senior judge (retired), 1971-1981.
District Court representative 9th Circuit to the United States Judicial Conference, 1960-1963.
Member Washington State Liquor Control Board, 1934-1941. Member American, Washington State, Seattle bar associations.
Married Josephine Byrd Poe, July 24, 1937. Children: Josephine Poe, Elizabeth Beran, William J., John F. Admitted to Washington.