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William Walter Wilkins
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981–1986
William Walter Wilkins , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. William Walter "Billy" Wilkins Jr. (born March 29, 1942) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Education
- Davidson CollegeB.A., 1964
- University of South Carolina School of LawJ.D., 1967
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
Biography
William Walter "Billy" Wilkins Jr. (born March 29, 1942) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
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