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Samuel Wilson
Samuel Wilson was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He joined the court in 1990 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.[1] Wilson left the federal court to teach at National Taiwan University on August 1, 2014.[2]
Education
Wilson graduated from the University of Richmond with his bachelor's degree in 1971 and graduated from the Wake Forest University School of Law with his J.D. degree in 1974.[1]
Professional career
- 1981-1990: Attorney, private practice, Roanoke, Virginia
- 1976: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Virginia
- 1974-1976: Assistant commonwealth's attorney, Roanoke, Virginia[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Virginia
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator John W. Warner, Wilson was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on March 6, 1990, to a seat vacated by Judge Glen M. Williams as Williams went on senior status. Wilson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 11, 1990, and received commission on May 14, 1990. Wilson served as chief judge of the court, from 1997 to 2004.[1] He retired, instead of taking senior status, on August 1, 2014, shortly after turning 65. He planned to move to Taiwan and teach American criminal justice at the National Taiwan University after his retirement.[2]
Western District of Virginia magistrate
In 1976, Wilson was appointed to a full eight-year term as a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He resigned in 1981 to enter into private practice.[1]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Samuel Wilson Biography from the Federal Judicial Center, accessed January 29, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Roanoke Times, "Federal judge trades court for classroom," January 26, 2014
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| Preceded by: Glen M. Williams |
Western District of Virginia 1990–2014 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Elizabeth K. Dillon
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| 1989 |
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| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
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