William Benson Bryant (September 18, 1911 – November 13, 2005) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and served as the first African-American Chief Judge of the court.
William Benson Bryant
District of Columbia District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Born 1911 in Wetumpka, AL
Died 2005 in Washington, DC
FJC ID: 304
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 1977–1981
- Private practice, Washington, D.C.1948–1951, 1954–1965
District of ColumbiaAssistant U.S. attorney · 1951–1954
U.S. Army1943–1947
Appointments
1965–2005 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1936- Howard UniversityA.B. · 1932