William C. Pryor | |
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Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | |
In office November 2, 1988 – April 3, 2019 | |
Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | |
In office 1984–1988[1] | |
Preceded by | Theodore R. Newman, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Judith W. Rogers |
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | |
In office July 27, 1979 – November 2, 1988 | |
Nominated by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | J. Walter Yeagley |
Succeeded by | Michael W. Farrell |
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
In office 1968–1979 | |
Nominated by | Lyndon Johnson |
Succeeded by | Frank E. Schwelb |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington, D.C. | May 29, 1932
Died | November 19, 2020 Silver Spring, Maryland | (aged 88)
Spouse |
Elaine Victoria Bruce Pryor
(m. 1956) |
Children | William B. Pryor, Stephen Pryor[2] |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College (B.A.) Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.) University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.) |
William C. Pryor (May 29, 1932 – November 19, 2020) was a judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest court for the District of Columbia. He was the court's second African-American chief judge, serving from 1984 to 1988.[3]