William Walter Wilkins

b. 1942 · Anderson, SC

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of South CarolinaJudgeRonald Reagan (Republican)Jul 22, 1981Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Jul 10, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitJudgeRonald Reagan (Republican)Jun 16, 1986Retirement, Oct 5, 2008

Education

  • Davidson College, B.A., 1964
  • University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1967

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 for the Fourth Circuit, 1969-1970; Legal assistant, U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond ofSouth Carolina, 1970-1971; Private practice, Greenville, South Carolina, 1971-1978; Solicitor, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1974-1981; Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1985-1994; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2007

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