William K. Sessions III
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. Senior status. Born 1947.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jun 30, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Aug 11, 1995
- Commissioned
- Aug 14, 1995
- Senior status
- Jun 15, 2014
Education
- B.A., Middlebury College, 1969
- J.D., George Washington University Law School, 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
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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