William Bryant
| William Bryant | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Station: | D.C. |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon Johnson |
| Active: | 8/11/1965 - 1/31/1982 |
| Chief: | 1977-1981 |
| Senior: | 1/31/1982-11/13/2005 |
| Preceded by: | David Pine |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1911 |
| Deceased: | 11/13/2005 |
| Bachelors: | Howard U. 1932 |
| Law School: | Howard U. Law 1936 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1943-1947 |
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William Benson Bryant (1911-2005) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Bryant was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 12, 1965, to a seat vacated by David Pine; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1965, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1977-1981. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1982, and served in that capacity until his death on November 13, 2005.[1]
Education
- Howard University, A.B., 1932
- Howard University School of Law, LL.B., 1936[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army, 1943-1947
- Private practice, Washington, DC, 1948-1951
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1951-1954
- Private practice, Washington, DC, 1954-1965[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 William Bryant's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
