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**SOLD OUT** Northern District of California Chapter: Common Mistakes by Counsel at Trial
Senior District Judge William Alsup will share his insights and practice pointers on common mistakes made by counsel at trial, with a special emphasis on cross-examination skills.
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Senior District Judge William Alsup
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Judge Alsup received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Mississippi State University in 1967, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1971, and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1971.
Judge Alsup clerked for Justice William O. Douglas of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1971 to 1972. Judge Alsup was in private practice in San Francisco, California from 1972 to 1978, and was then an Assistant to the United States Solicitor General in the United States Department of Justice from 1978 to 1980. He returned to his private practice in San Francisco from 1980 to 1998 with Morrison & Foerster, when he briefly served as a special counsel in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in 1998. He was again in private practice in San Francisco from 1998 to 1999.
On March 24, 1999, Judge Alsup was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Thelton Henderson. Judge Alsup was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 30, 1999, and received his commission on August 17, 1999. He took senior status on January 21, 2021.
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