William K. Sessions
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2014 - Present
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William K. Sessions III is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. He joined the court in 1994 after a nomination from President Bill Clinton. Sessions served as the chief judge of the district court from 2002 to 2010.
Early life and education
A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Sessions graduated from Middlebury College with his bachelor's degree in 1969 and from the George Washington University Law School with his J.D. in 1972.[1]
Military service
Sessions served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 1972 to 1977.[1]
Professional career
- 1995 - Present: United States District Court for the District of Vermont
- 2014 - Present: Senior judge
- 2002-2010: Chief judge
- 1995-2014: Judge
- 1999-2010: United States Sentencing Commission
- 2009-2010: Chair
- 1999-2009: Vice chair
- 1992: Campaign manager, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) for U.S. Senate
- 1978-1995: Adjunct professor, Vermont Law School
- 1978-1995: Private practice, Middlebury, Vt.
- 1974-1978: Public defender, Addison County, Vermont
- 1973: Law clerk, Hon. Hilton Dier, Addison County District Court[1]
Judicial career
District of Vermont
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: William K. Sessions III |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of Vermont |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 42 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: June 30, 1995
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: August 3, 1995
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: August 4, 1995
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| Confirmed: August 11, 1995
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Sessions was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Vermont by President Bill Clinton on June 30, 1995, to a seat vacated by Fred Parker. The American Bar Association rated Sessions Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Sessions' nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on August 3, 1995, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) the next day. Sessions was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on August 11, 1995, and he received his commission on August 14, 1995. From 2002 to 2010, Sessions served as the chief judge of the district court. He elected to take senior status beginning on June 15, 2014. He was succeeded in this position by Judge Geoffrey Crawford.[1][2][3]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Vermont
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge William K. Sessions, III," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 493 — William K. Sessions III — The Judiciary," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 104th Congress," accessed June 1, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Fred Parker |
District of Vermont 1995–2014 |
Succeeded by: Geoffrey Crawford
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| 1995 |
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| 1996 |
Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata | ||
| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
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| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | ||
| 2000 |
Ambro • Antoon • Battani • Berzon • Bolton • Brady • Bye • Cavanaugh • Daniels • Darrah • Dawson • Dyk • Fuentes • Garaufis • Garcia-Gregory • Hamilton • Huck • Hunt • Lawson • Lefkow • Lynch • Martin • McLaughlin • Moody • Murguia • Paez • Pisano • Presnell • Rawlinson • Reagan • Schiller • Singal • Steele • Surrick • Swain • Tallman • Teilborg • Tucker • Whittemore | ||
Federal courts:
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