Albert Charles Wollenberg

Albert Charles Wollenberg (June 13, 1900 April 19, 1981) was a United States federal judge.

Born in San Francisco, California, Wollenberg received an A.B. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1922 and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1924. He was in private practice in San Francisco, California from 1924 to 1927, and was an assistant U.S. Attorney of Northern District of California from 1927 to 1934, returning to private practice in San Francisco until 1947. He was a member of the California State Assembly from 1939 to 1947, when he became a judge on the Superior Court of California for the City and County of San Francisco.

On April 24, 1958, Wollenberg was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Michael J. Roche. Wollenberg was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 15, 1958, and received his commission on May 19, 1958. He assumed senior status on April 30, 1975. Wollenberg served in that capacity until his death, in San Francisco, California.

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Preceded by
Michael Joseph Roche
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
1958–1975
Succeeded by
William Schwarzer
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