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Obituaries

Feb. 3, 2017

Longtime SF federal judge was known for helping assist colleagues

Retired U.S. District Judge William W. Schwarzer of the Northern District, dead at 91, was remembered for enriching court processes.

By Joshua Sebold
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Retired U.S. District Judge William W. Schwarzer of the Northern District, who died last week at 91 after battling Parkinson's disease, was remembered by colleagues as a help to his colleagues and the courts.

Schwarzer served as the director of the Federal Judicial Center, which provides education and research for the judiciary, in Washington, D.C., for five years during...

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