Richard Leroy Williams
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April 6, 1923
Richard Leroy Williams | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| In office May 1, 1992 – February 19, 2011 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| In office September 30, 1980 – May 1, 1992 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Alvin Jackson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Leroy Williams April 6, 1923 |
| Died | February 19, 2011 (aged 87) |
| Education | University of Virginia School of Law (LLB) |
Richard Leroy Williams (April 6, 1923 – February 19, 2011) was Virginia state judge and later a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Born in Morrisville, Virginia in 1923, Williams was the son of a police officer and a farm wife.[1] He joined the United States Army Air Forces at age 17 and served during World War II, including as a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.[1] After the war, Williams received a Bachelor of Laws in 1951 from the University of Virginia School of Law. He then began the private practice of law in Richmond, Virginia from 1951 to 1972, becoming a founding partner in the firm that would later be known as McGuireWoods.[1] In 1972, Williams was selected as a judge of the circuit court of the City of Richmond. He served as a circuit court judge and a lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law until 1976, before returning to the private practice of law.[2]
