Lawrence Tupper Lydick

Lawrence Tupper Lydick
Senior judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office March 1, 1984 – December 17, 1995
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office July 29, 1971 – March 1, 1984
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Thurmond Clarke
Succeeded by	James M. Ideman
Personal details
Born	Lawrence Tupper Lydick (1916-06-22)June 22, 1916 San Diego, California
Died	December 17, 1995(1995-12-17) (aged 79) Laguna Beach, California
Education	Stanford University (A.B.) Stanford Law School (J.D.)

Lawrence Tupper Lydick (June 22, 1916 – December 17, 1995) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Education and career

Born in San Diego, California, Lydick received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Stanford University in 1938 and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1942. He was acting director of the Disputes Division of the Tenth Region of the National War Labor Board from 1942 to 1943. He was a United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He was an assistant to president and general counsel of United States Grant Export-Import, Ltd. in Los Angeles, California from 1946 to 1948. He was in private practice in Los Angeles from 1948 to 1971.

Federal judicial service

Lydick was nominated by President Richard Nixon on July 8, 1971, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California vacated by Judge Thurmond Clarke. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 29, 1971, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on March 1, 1984, due to a certified disability. Lydick served in that capacity until his death on December 17, 1995, in Laguna Beach, California.

Sources

• Lawrence Tupper Lydick at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.