Glen Morgan Williams
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Glen Morgan Williams is a United States federal judge
United States federal judge
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Born in Jonesville, Virginia
Jonesville, Virginia
Jonesville is a town in and the county seat of Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 995 at the 2000 census.- History :Jonesville was established in 1794 as the county seat of Lee County. The town was known as Glade Spring in its infancy. It was incorporated in 1884, and...

, Williams received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
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 from Milligan College
Milligan College
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 in 1940, and was a Lieutenant (SG) in the United States Navy
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 during World War II
World War II
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, from 1942 to 1946. He received a J.D.
Juris Doctor
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 from the University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
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 in 1948. He was a Commonwealth's attorney of Lee County, Virginia from 1948 to 1952. He was in private practice in Jonesville, Virginia
Jonesville, Virginia
Jonesville is a town in and the county seat of Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 995 at the 2000 census.- History :Jonesville was established in 1794 as the county seat of Lee County. The town was known as Glade Spring in its infancy. It was incorporated in 1884, and...

 from 1952 to 1976. He was a member of the Virginia State Senate from 1953 to 1955.

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 1963-1975

Williams was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
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. Williams was nominated by President Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
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 on September 8, 1976, to a seat vacated by Ted Dalton
Ted Dalton
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. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
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 on September 17, 1976, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status
Senior status
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 on November 21, 1988.

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