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William Sessions III's Biography

Contact Information

Office

Post Office Box 928
Burlington, VT 05402-0928

Full Name:

William K. Sessions III

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife

Birth Date:

1947

Birth Place:

Hartford, Connecticut

JD, George Washington University Law School, 1972

BA, Middlebury College, 1969

Town Agent/ Legal Representative, Cornwall, Vermont, 1974-1995

Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Vermont, 2014-present

Judge, United States District Court, District of Vermont, 1995-2002, 2010-2014

Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Vermont, 2002-2010

Attorney, Private Practice, Middlebury, Vermont, 1978-1995

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, District of Vermont, June 30, 1995

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Vermont, August 11, 1995

Adjunct Professor, Vermont Law School, 1978-1995

Campaign Manager, Leahy for United States Senate Campaign, 1992

First Lieutenant, United States Army Reserve, 1972-1984

Executive Director, Addison County Youth Services Bureau, 1978

Public Defender, Addison County, Vermont, 1974-1978

Law Clerk, Honorable Hilton Dier, Addison County District Court, Vermont, 1973

Active Service, United States Army, 1972-1973

Member, Adirondack Mountain Club, 1980-present

Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2007-2010

Member/Vice Chair/Chair, United States Sentencing Commission, 1999-2010

Chair, Addison County Democratic Party, 1985-1991

Member, Cornwall, Vermont, Planning Commission, 1980-1985

Chair, Cornwall, Vermont, Planning Commission, 1979-1980

Board of Directors, Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, 1977-1980

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