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William Benson Bryant

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 1965

William Benson Bryant , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. 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.

Education

  • Howard UniversityA.B., 1932
  • Howard University School of LawLL.B., 1936

Career

U.S. Army, 1943-1947; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1948-1951, 1954-1965; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1951-1954; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1977-1981

Biography

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.

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