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William Holcombe Pryor Jr.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
William Holcombe Pryor Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Senate voted 53–45 on the nomination on Jun 9, 2005 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
109th Congress · Nomination Confirmed53–45 · Jun 9, 2005
Education
- Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe)B.A., 1984
- Tulane University Law SchoolJ.D., 1987
Career
Law clerk, Hon. John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1987-1988; Private practice, Alabama, 1988-1995; Adjunct professor, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1989-1995; Deputy attorney general, State of Alabama, 1995-1997; Attorney general, State of Alabama, 1997-2004; Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2013-2018; acting chair, 2017-2018; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2020-present
Biography
William Holcombe Pryor Jr. (born 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2020. He was appointed as a United States circuit judge of the court by President George W. Bush in 2004. He is a former commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission. Previously, he was the Attorney General of Alabama from 1997 to 2004.
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