Samuel Grayson Wilson

American judge (born 1949)

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

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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.

Federal judicial service

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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.

References

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 [Samuel Grayson Wilson](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1389906)
 at the _[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_Federal_Judges "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges")
_, a publication of the [Federal Judicial Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Judicial_Center "Federal Judicial Center")
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1. ↑ Taylor, Leslie (March 7, 1990). "Lawyer Gets Judgeship NominationTION" . Roanoke Times. Virginia Tech University Library. Retrieved March 31, 2025.

External links

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• Samuel Grayson Wilson at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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