William Holcombe Pryor Jr.

Judge William Holcombe Pryor Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

1962

Birthplace:

Mobile, AL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1987-1988
Private practice, Alabama, 1988-1995
Adjunct professor, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1989-1995
Deputy attorney general, State of Alabama, 1995-1997
Attorney general, State of Alabama, 1997-2004
Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2013-

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, April 9, 2003; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, March 12, 2004; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe)

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1984

Name of School - Second:

Tulane University Law School

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1987

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Court Name:

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

6/10/2005