Jerre Stockton Williams

Judge Jerre Stockton Williams

Personal

Birthday:

8/21/1916

Birthplace:

Denver, CO

Date of Death:

8/29/1993

Place of Death:

Austin, TX

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Instructor in law, University of Iowa, 1941-1942
Assistant attorney, Office of Price Administration, 1942
U.S. Army captain, Air Force, 1942-1946
Assistant professor of law, University of Denver, 1946
Professor, University of Texas, 1946-1967, 1970-1980; associate professor of law, 1946-1950; professor of law, 1950-1967; John B. Connally chair of civil jurisprudence, 1970-1980
Associate director, Study of Loyalty-Security Program, Association of the Bar of New York City, 1955-56
Consultant, U.S. Bureau of the Budget, 1966-1967
Chairman, Administrative Conference of the United States, 1968-1970

Education

Name of School:

University of Denver

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1938

Name of School - Second:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1941

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Court Name:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/18/1980

Retirement from Active Service:

7/2/1990

Termination Date:

8/29/1993

Termination Reason:

Death