William Steele Sessions (May 27, 1930 – June 12, 2020) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and the fourth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sessions served as FBI director from 1987 to 1993, when he was dismissed by President Bill Clinton. After leaving the public sector, Sessions represented Semion Mogilevich, international leader of the Russian mafia. He is the father of Texas Congressman Pete Sessions.
William Steele Sessions
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Born 1930 in Fort Smith, AR
Died 2020 in San Antonio, TX
FJC ID: 2146
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, San Antonio, Texas1995–2016
Federal Bureau of InvestigationDirector · 1987–1993
Board member · 1980–1984
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas1971–1974- Government Operations Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of JusticeChief · 1969–1971
- Private practice, Waco, Texas1958–1969
Appointments
1974–1987 · Appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)Term ended: Resignation
Education
- Baylor University School of LawLL.B. · 1958
- Baylor UniversityB.A. · 1956