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William Byrd Traxler, Jr.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Senior status since August 31, 2018.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- July 10, 1998
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- September 9, 1998
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), September 17, 1998
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- September 28, 1998
- Commissioned
- October 1, 1998
- Senior status
- Since August 31, 2018
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1948, 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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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Appointed by George H.W. Bush; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended October 21, 1998: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Army Reserve adjutant general, 1970-1978
- Private practice, Greenville, South Carolina, 1973-1974
- Office of the Solicitor, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Greenville County, South Carolina, 1975-1985; assistant solicitor, 1975-1978; deputy solicitor, 1978-1981; solicitor, 1981-1985
- Resident judge, South Carolina Circuit Court, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, 1985-1992
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2007-2009
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2009-2016
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