Samuel Grayson Wilson

Judge Samuel Grayson Wilson

Personal

Birthday:

1949

Birthplace:

Norfolk, VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Assistant commonwealth`s attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, 1974-1976
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Virginia, 1976
Private practice, Roanoke, Virginia, 1981-1990
Visiting scholar, College of Law, National Taiwan University, 2014-2015

Education

Name of School:

University of Richmond

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1971

Name of School - Second:

Wake Forest University School of Law

Our school seeks to prepare our students for the practice of law in the United States. Some of our graduates will use their legal educations for important purposes other than law practice, but we recognize that each graduate may be admitted to the bar in any of the 50 states. We, therefore, have a responsibility to provide our students with a foundation of legal knowledge and skill upon which they can build lives of service within the legal profession. We must attempt to instill in every student a respect for the rule of law, a devotion to the ideal of public service, and a commitment to basic professional values: honesty, diligence, competence, intelligence, and civility.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1974

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

Court Name:

Virginia Western District Court

President Nominating:

George H.W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/14/1990

Termination Date:

7/31/2014

Termination Reason:

Retirement

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1976-1981