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William K. Sessions III
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont · 1995
William K. Sessions III, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. William Kenneth Sessions III (born February 9, 1947) is serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont and has served as the Vice Chair and eventually as Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission. He was confirmed on October 21, 2009, as Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission, and served until December 22, 2010.
Education
- Middlebury CollegeB.A., 1969
- George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D., 1972
Career
U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1972-1977; active service, 1972-1973; Law clerk, Hon. Hilton Dier, Addison County [Vermont] District Court, 1973; Public defender, Addison County, Vermont, 1974-1978; Private practice, Middlebury, Vermont, 1978-1995; Adjunct professor, Vermont Law School, 1978-1995; Campaign manager, Leahy for U.S. Senate, 1992; U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1999-2010; vice chair, 1999-2009; chair, 2009-2010; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2007-2010
Biography
William Kenneth Sessions III (born February 9, 1947) is serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont and has served as the Vice Chair and eventually as Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission. He was confirmed on October 21, 2009, as Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission, and served until December 22, 2010.
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