Charles Alexander Legge (August 24, 1930 – December 8, 2023) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaBefore he became a judge [around 1986?], Chuck was the Managing Partner of Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, a lzrge SF based law firm known to represent the tobacco industry through Monsanto.

Education and career

Legge was born in San Francisco, California, and attended Piedmont High School.[2] He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Stanford University in 1952 and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1954. He passed the State Bar of California in 1954. He was in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956, and was then in private practice in San Francisco until 1984.[3]

Federal judicial service

On June 19, 1984, Legge was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge Robert Howard Schnacke. Legge was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 17, 1984, and received his commission on September 18, 1984. Legge served in that capacity until his retirement, on June 30, 2001.[3]

Post judicial service

Following his retirement from the bench, Legge engaged in the private practice of law, concentrating in the areas of arbitration, mediation and intellectual property.[4] Legge died on December 8, 2023, at the age of 93.[5]

References

  1. ^ Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: February 22; March 7,14, 20; April 11, 25; May 9, 23; June 7, 13, 26; July 26; August 7, 8; September 5, 18, 19, 26; and October 2, 1984. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. 1985. p. 210.
  2. ^ "The Law Firm of Bronson, Bronson and McKinnon: 1942-1975", Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1983 by The Regents of the University of California, page 229.
  3. ^ a b "Legge, Charles A. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  4. ^ "Lawyer Charles Legge - Orinda, CA Attorney - Avvo". www.avvo.com.
  5. ^ "Charles Alexander Legge". Legacy. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
1984–2001 		Succeeded by