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William S. Sessions
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation · 1987
William S. Sessions, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Senate voted 90–0 on the nomination on Sep 25, 1987 (). William Steele Sessions was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and the fourth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sessions served as FBI director from 1987 to 1993, when he was dismissed by President Bill Clinton.
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- Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation1987-11-02–1993-07-19
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- Director of the federal bureau of investigation in the justice department
100th Congress · 90–0 · Sep 25, 1987
Biography
William Steele Sessions was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and the fourth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sessions served as FBI director from 1987 to 1993, when he was dismissed by President Bill Clinton.
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