William Holcombe Pryor Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Born 1962.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Appointed by: George W. Bush (Republican)
Recess appointment: Feb 20, 2004
Nominated: Feb 14, 2005
Senate vote: 53 to 45
Confirmed: Jun 9, 2005
Commissioned: Jun 10, 2005

Education

B.A., Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe), 1984
J.D., Tulane University Law School, 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

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, April 9, 2003; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, March 12, 2004; no Senate vote

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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