William K. Sessions III
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 (born February 9, 1947) 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.