William K. Sessions III | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| Assumed office June 15, 2014 | |
| Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission | |
| In office 2009–2010 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Michael E. Horowitz |
| Succeeded by | Patti B. Saris |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| In office 2002–2010 | |
| Preceded by | John Garvan Murtha |
| Succeeded by | Christina Reiss |
| Vice Chair of the Sentencing Commission | |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Charles Breyer |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| In office August 14, 1995 – June 15, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Fred I. Parker |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey W. Crawford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 9, 1947 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Middlebury College (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
William Kenneth Sessions III[1] (born February 9, 1947)[2] is serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont and has served as the Vice Chair and eventually as Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission. He was confirmed on October 21, 2009 as Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission, and served until December 22, 2010.[3]
- ^ Middlebury College Bulletin 1970-71. Middlebury College. 1970. p. 144.
- ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, July 18; August 3; September 28; October 24; November 30; December 19, 1995. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1997. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-16-047149-0.
- ^ "Former Commissioner Information". United States Sentencing Commission. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2014.