[SmithL]

The law does not require proof of immediate impact but only a showing of a "serious risk of institutionalization," Judge William Fletcher said in the majority opinion, citing arguments submitted by the Obama administration's Justice Department.

Fletcher, William A.

Born 1945 in Philadelphia, PA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 7, 1997, to a seat vacated by William Albert Norris; Confirmed by the Senate on October 8, 1998, and received commission on October 9, 1998.

Education:
Harvard College, B.A., 1968
Oxford University, B.A., 1970
Yale Law School, J.D., 1975

Professional Career:
U.S. Navy Lieutenant, 1970-1972
Law clerk, Hon. Stanley A. Weigel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1975-1976
Law clerk, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1976-1977
Professor of law, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1977-1998

[W. W. SMITH]

Came in as an (03) LT and then served only two years? Could an officer recruiter from the late sixties enlighten me here please. Only two years does not sound right, was he kicked out? Of course having attended both Harvard and Yale might be an indication that his education was not good enough to be a commissioned officer in the Navy.