Stanley Alexander Weigel

Who was Stanley Alexander Weigel?

Stanley Alexander Weigel was a United States federal judge.

Born in Helena, Montana, Weigel received an A.B. from Stanford University in 1926 and a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1928. He was in private practice in San Francisco, California from 1928 to 1962. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Nonresident lecturer, Stanford University Law School beginning in 1952.

Weigel was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Weigel was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 6, 1962, to a seat vacated by Louis E. Goodman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1962, and received his commission on August 15, 1962. He assumed senior status on October 9, 1982. Weigel served in that capacity until September 30, 1997, due to retirement.

He died in San Francisco, California.