Charles Byron Renfrew

Charles Byron Renfrew
United States Attorney General
Acting
In office
January 20, 1981 – January 23, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
DeputyVacant
Preceded byBenjamin Civiletti
Succeeded byWilliam French Smith
18th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office
February 27, 1980 – January 19, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byBenjamin Civiletti
Succeeded byEdward C. Schmults
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office
December 9, 1971 – February 27, 1980
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byGerald Sanford Levin
Succeeded byEugene F. Lynch
Personal details
BornCharles Byron Renfrew
(1928-10-31)October 31, 1928
DiedDecember 14, 2017(2017-12-14) (aged 89)
PartyDemocratic
EducationPrinceton University (A.B.)
University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)
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Charles Byron Renfrew (October 31, 1928 – December 14, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Renfrew also served as the 18th United States Deputy Attorney General from February 27, 1980 until the end of the day on January 19, 1981 and as acting United States Attorney General in his capacity as United States Deputy Attorney General, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 508, from the beginning of the day on January 20, 1981, following the resignation of Benjamin Civiletti as the 73rd United States Attorney General at the end of the day on January 19, 1981, until William French Smith assumed office as the 74th United States Attorney General on January 23, 1981.