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William H. Steele
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Senior status since June 8, 2017.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- January 7, 2003
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- February 12, 2003
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), March 6, 2003
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- March 13, 2003
- Commissioned
- March 14, 2003
- Senior status
- Since June 8, 2017
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1951, 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. Marine Corps, 1972-1979
- Alabama Army National Guard, 1979-1990
- U.S. Army Reserve (retired), 1990-1997
- Law clerk and bailiff, Alabama District Court, Tuscaloosa County, 1981
- Assistant and chief assistant district attorney, Mobile County, Alabama, 1981-1987
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Alabama, 1987-1989
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