Albert Charles Wollenberg

Albert Charles Wollenberg (June 13, 1900 – April 19, 1981) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Albert Charles Wollenberg
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office April 30, 1975 – April 19, 1981
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office May 19, 1958 – April 30, 1975
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Michael Joseph Roche
Succeeded by	William Schwarzer
Member of the California State Assembly from the 21st district
In office January 4, 1943 - September 19, 1947
Preceded by	John D. Welch
Succeeded by	Arthur H. Connolly Jr.
Member of the California State Assembly from the 27th district
In office January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943
Preceded by	Jefferson E. Peyser
Succeeded by	Harrison W. Call
Personal details
Born	Albert Charles Wollenberg (1900-06-13)June 13, 1900 San Francisco, California
Died	April 19, 1981(1981-04-19) (aged 80) San Francisco, California
Political party	Republican
Education	University of California, Berkeley (A.B.) UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D.)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War I

Education and career

Born in San Francisco, California, Wollenberg received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1922 and a Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 1924. He was in private practice in San Francisco from 1924 to 1927, and was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Northern District of California from 1927 to 1934, returning to private practice in San Francisco until 1947. He was a member of the California State Assembly for the 27th and 21st district from 1939 to 1947, when he became a Judge of the Superior Court of California for the City and County of San Francisco.

Federal judicial service

On April 24, 1958, Wollenberg was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge Michael Joseph Roche. Wollenberg was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 15, 1958, and received his commission on May 19, 1958. He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1966 to 1969. He assumed senior status on April 30, 1975. Wollenberg served in that capacity until his death on April 19, 1981, in San Francisco.

See also

• List of Jewish American jurists

Sources

• Albert Charles Wollenberg at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.