William K. Sessions III

William K. Sessions III
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
Incumbent
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	(1947-02-09) February 9, 1947 (age 77) 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]