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William S. Sessions

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation · 1987

William S. Sessions, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Senate voted 90–0 on the nomination on Sep 25, 1987 (). William Steele Sessions 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.

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Positions

  • Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation1987-11-02–1993-07-19

Senate confirmation votes

  • Director of the federal bureau of investigation in the justice department
    100th Congress ·     90–0 · Sep 25, 1987

Biography

William Steele Sessions 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.

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