Charles Byron Renfrew

Charles Byron Renfrew (October 31, 1928 – December 14, 2017) was an American federal judge and politician. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He studied at Princeton University and at the University of Michigan.

Renfrew served as the Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California after being appointed by President Richard Nixon. Renfrew also served as the 18th United States Deputy Attorney General from February 27, 1980 until the end of the day on January 19, 1981 and as acting United States Attorney General in his capacity as United States Deputy Attorney General, pursuant to , from the beginning of the day on January 20, 1981, following the resignation of Benjamin Civiletti as the 73rd United States Attorney General at the end of the day on January 19, 1981, until William French Smith was sworn in as the 74th United States Attorney General on January 23, 1981.

Renfrew died on December 14, 2017 in San Francisco, California at the age of 89.

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