William Walter Wilkins

Judge William Walter Wilkins

Personal

Birthday:

1942

Birthplace:

Anderson, SC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army captain, 1967-1969
U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, 1969-1983
South Carolina National Guard colonel, 1983-1994
Law clerk, Hon. Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1969-1970
Legal assistant, U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, South Carolina, 1970-1971
Private practice, Greenville, South Carolina, 1971-1978
Solicitor, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1974-1981
Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1985-1994

Education

Name of School:

Davidson College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1964

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:

1967

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Court Name:

South Carolina District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

7/22/1981

Termination Date:

7/10/1986

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

6/16/1986

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

7/1/2007

Termination Date - Second:

10/5/2008

Termination Reason - Second:

Retirement