Samuel Grayson Wilson

Samuel Grayson Wilson
Samuel Grayson Wilson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
	In office; 1997–2004
Preceded by	Jackson L. Kiser
Succeeded by	James Parker Jones
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
	In office; May 14, 1990 – July 31, 2014
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Glen Morgan Williams
Succeeded by	Elizabeth K. Dillon
Personal details
Born	Samuel Grayson Wilson; 1949 (age 70–71); Norfolk, Virginia
Education	University of Richmond (B.A.); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D.)

Samuel Grayson Wilson (born 1949) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Education and career

Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Wilson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Richmond in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1974. He was an assistant commonwealth's attorney of Roanoke, Virginia from 1974 to 1976, and was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Western District of Virginia in 1976. He was a United States Magistrate Judge of the Western District of Virginia from 1976 to 1981, returning to private practice in Roanoke, Virginia from 1981 to 1990.[1]

Federal judicial service

On March 6, 1990, Wilson was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia vacated by Judge Glen Morgan Williams. Wilson was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 1990, and received his commission on May 14, 1990. He served as Chief Judge from 1997 to 2004. Wilson retired from the federal bench effective July 31, 2014.[1]

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References

"Wilson, Samuel Grayson - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

FJC Bio

Legal offices
Preceded by Glen Morgan Williams	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia 1990–2014	Succeeded by Elizabeth K. Dillon
Preceded by Jackson L. Kiser	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia 1997–2004	Succeeded by James Parker Jones

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