William Edwin Orr (October 26, 1881 – October 7, 1965) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Born in Frisco, Utah Territory, Orr attended the University of Nevada, Reno and read law to enter the bar in 1912.
[1] On September 10, 1945, Orr was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Curtis D. Wilbur.
He assumed senior status on January 1, 1956, serving in that capacity until his death on October 7, 1965.
[1] That same year, a middle school in Las Vegas, Nevada opened bearing his name.