predecessor birth_place office birth_date term_start appointer article_title name alma_mater
william norris philadelphia , pennsylvania , u.s. judge the ninth circuit of the united states court of appeals for 6 june 1945 october 9 , 1998 bill clinton william a. fletcher
 william fletcher harvard university merton college , oxford yale law school
william a. fletcher

william a. fletcher -lrb- born june 6 , 1945 -rrb- is a united states federal appeals court judge who has sat on the ninth circuit court of appeals since 1998 .
