William S. Sessions
| William S. Sessions | |
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| 4th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
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In office November 2, 1987 – July 19, 1993 |
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| President |
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John E. Otto (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Floyd I. Clarke (Acting) |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas | |
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In office December 20, 1974 – November 1, 1987 |
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| Appointed by | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Ernest Guinn |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Garza |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas | |
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In office 1971–1974 |
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| President |
Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Segal Wheatley |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Shovlin |
| Personal details | |
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William Steele Sessions May 27, 1930 Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | Pete Sessions |
| Education | Baylor University (BA, LLB) |
William Steele Sessions (born May 27, 1930) is an American civil servant who served as a federal judge and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sessions served as FBI director from 1987 to 1993, when he was dismissed by President Bill Clinton.
Sessions was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the son of Edith A. (née Steele) and The Rev. Will Anderson Sessions, Jr. He graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1948, and enlisted in the United States Air Force, receiving his commission October 1952. He served on active duty until October 1955. He attended Baylor University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1956 and an LL.B. degree in 1958. At Baylor, Sessions became a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity.
Sessions is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America.
Sessions was an attorney for the firm of Haley, Fulbright, Winniford, Sessions, and Bice in Waco, Texas from 1963 until 1969. He was then appointed Chief of the Government Operations Section, Criminal Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., where he served until his appointment as United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas in 1971. In 1974 he was appointed United States District Judge for that district, becoming Chief Judge in 1980. He also served on the Board of the Federal Judicial Center and on committees of both the State Bar of Texas and the Judicial Conference of the United States. Overall he has been a practicing attorney for more than 40 years.
After a two-month search, Sessions was nominated to succeed William H. Webster as FBI Director by President Ronald Reagan and was sworn in November 2, 1987.
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