William Walter Wilkins

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William Walter Wilkins
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Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

Education

Bachelor's

Davidson College, 1964

Law

University of South Carolina School of Law, 1967

Personal
Birthplace
Anderson, S.C.

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William Walter Wilkins (1942-present) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.[1]

District of South Carolina

Wilkins was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 9, 1981, to a seat vacated by Robert Hemphill; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 20, 1981, and received commission on July 22, 1981. He served the District of South Carolina until he was elevated to the Fourth Circuit on July 13, 1986.[1]

Fourth Circuit

Wilkins was nominated to the Fourth Circuit by President Ronald Reagan on June 3, 1986, to a seat vacated by Emory Sneeden; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1986, and received commission on June 16, 1986. From 2003-2007, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 1, 2007. He served the Fourth Circuit until his retirement on October 5, 2008.[1]

Education

  • Davidson College, B.A., 1964
  • University of South Carolina Law Center, J.D., 1967[1]

Professional career

  • U.S. Army Captain, 1967-1969
  • U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, 1969-1983
  • South Carolina National Guard Colonel, 1983-1994
  • Law clerk, Hon. Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1969-1970
  • Legal assistant, U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, 1970-1971
  • Private practice, Greenville, South Carolina, 1971-1978
  • Solicitor, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1974-1981
  • Commission chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1985-1994[1]

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Wilkin's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Political offices
Preceded by:
Robert Hemphill 		District of South Carolina
1981–1986 		Succeeded by:
Karen LeCraft Henderson
Preceded by:
Emory Sneeden 		Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
1986–2008 		Succeeded by:
Albert Diaz





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