William Curtis Bryson

American judge (born 1945)

William Curtis Bryson (born August 19, 1945) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit . He also served a 7-year term as a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review , until 2018, and on September 1, 2013, became the presiding judge of that court.

Early life and education

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Born in Houston , Texas, Bryson graduated from St. John's School in 1963[_citation needed
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Career

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At the United States Department of Justice he served successively as Assistant to the United States Solicitor General , from 1978 to 1979; Chief, Appellate Section of the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division , from 1979 to 1982; Special Counsel, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section in the Criminal Division from 1982 to 1986 (where he received the Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service in 1984); Deputy United States Solicitor General, from 1986 to 1994; and Deputy Associate United States Attorney General (Acting Associate United States Attorney General) in 1994. Judge Bryson is among the most prolific writers on the subject of government contracts. In 2010, he was the only federal circuit judge to write more than two government contract related opinions.

Federal judicial service

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On June 22, 1994, Bryson was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated by Judge Howard Thomas Markey . Bryson was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1994, and received his commission the following day. Bryson assumed senior status on January 7, 2013.

Personal life

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Bryson is married to Julia Penny Clark , an attorney specializing in labor law and employee benefits. They met in law school, and clerked together at the U.S. Supreme Court. They have two daughters.

See also

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• List of law clerks for the tenth seat of the Supreme Court of the United States

Bibliography

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• Bryson, William C.; Sara S. Beale (1986). Grand jury law and practice (Looseleaf, 2 vol.). Wilmette, Ill.: Callaghan. LCCN   .

Notes

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1. ↑ "FISCOR 2013 membership" .

2. ↑ "Judge Biographies" . U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Retrieved 2022-10-14.

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   Werner, Leslie Maitland (1984-12-13). "WORKING PROFILE: WILLIAM C. BRYSON OF THE JUSTICE DEPT.; A LEGAL EAGLE'S LEGAL EAGLE" . The New York Times. ISSN  0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-10-14.

4. ↑ United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990–2002 / compiled by members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in celebration of the court's twentieth anniversary. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 2004. p. 57. LCCN   .

5. ↑ Schooner, Steven L. (2011-04-14). A Random Walk: The Federal Circuit's 2010 Government Contracts Decisions. Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network. SSRN   .

6. ↑ William Curtis Bryson at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

References

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• William Curtis Bryson at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
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