W[illie] Louis Sands
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Senior status. Born 1949.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Feb 9, 1994
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- May 6, 1994
- Commissioned
- May 9, 1994
- Senior status
- Apr 12, 2014
Education
- B.A., Mercer University, 1971
- J.D., Mercer University School of Law, 1974
Career
- U.S. Army Reserve second lieutenant, Signal Corps, 1974
- U.S. Army Reserve, 1974-1980
- Assistant district attorney, Macon Judicial Circuit, Georgia, 1975-1978
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Georgia, 1978-1987
- Private practice, Macon, Georgia, 1987-1991
- Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, Macon Judicial Circuit, 1991-1993
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2011-2015
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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