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William K. Sessions, III
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. Senior status since June 15, 2014.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- June 30, 1995
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- August 3, 1995
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), August 4, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- August 11, 1995
- Commissioned
- August 14, 1995
- Senior status
- Since June 15, 2014
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1947, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- 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
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