Karen J. Williams

Judge Karen J. Williams

Personal

Birthday:

8/4/1951

Birthplace:

Orangeburg, SC

Date of Death:

11/2/2013

Place of Death:

Orangeburg, SC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Orangeburg, South Carolina, 1980-1992

Education

Name of School:

Columbia College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1972

Name of School - Second:

University of South Carolina School of Law

Founded in 1867, the mission of the School of Law is to teach law through in-depth study; to contribute through faculty and student research to the common good, to the fund of legal knowledge, and to legal development and reform; and to cooperate with state government, the community, and the organized Bar in developing and implementing appropriate programs in legal research, law reform, criminal justice reform, and continuing legal education.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1980

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Court Name:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

George H.W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/2/1992

Retirement from Active Service:

7/8/2009

Termination Date:

11/2/2013

Termination Reason:

Death