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William H. Walls

William H. Walls

New Jersey District Court

Born 1932 in Atlantic City, NJ

Died 2019

FJC ID: 2489

William Hamilton Walls (November 28, 1932 – July 11, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Gender
Male
Race
African American

Prior employment

  1. Superior Court of New Jersey
    Judge · 1979–1994
  2. Essex County [New Jersey] Court
    Judge · 1977–1978
  3. Newark, New Jersey
    Business administrator · 1974–1977
  4. Private practice, Newark, New Jersey
    1959–1962, 1968–1970, 1972–1975
  5. Newark, New Jersey
    Corporation counsel · 1970–1973
  6. Newark [New Jersey] Municipal Court
    Judge · 1968–1970
  7. Newark, New Jersey
    Assistant corporation counsel · 1962–1968
  8. Law clerk
    1957–1959

Appointments

  1. New Jersey District Court
    1994–2019 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Yale University Law School
    LL.B. · 1957
  2. Dartmouth College
    A.B. · 1954