Introduction
Ancer Lee Haggerty (born August 26, 1944) is a former judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. At the time of his nomination to the federal bench by President Clinton in 1993, he was serving as an Oregon circuit court judge.
Early life and education
Haggerty graduated University of Oregon with a B.S. in 1967, and after service in the United States Marine Corps from 1967 to 1970, entered Hastings College of Law of the University of California, earning a J.D. in 1973.
Career
After four years in the Metropolitan Public Defenders office in Portland, Oregon, Haggerty entered private practice. He served as chief judge of the court from 2002 until 2009. He retired at the end of 2014.
Haggerty was the presiding judge in the trial of White Aryan Resistance (WAR) founder and leader, Tom Metzger (white supremacist), over his involvement in a murder committed by skinhead members of Portland's East Side White Pride.