Glen Morgan Williams
Glen Morgan Williams | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| In office November 21, 1988 – November 4, 2012 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| In office September 17, 1976 – November 21, 1988 | |
| Appointed by | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Ted Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Grayson Wilson |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| In office 1968–1975 | |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 16th district | |
| In office January 13, 1954 – January 11, 1956 | |
| Preceded by | J. Marion Smith |
| Succeeded by | Roy V. Wolfe Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 17, 1920 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Glen Morgan Williams (February 17, 1920 – November 4, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
Williams was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Williams was nominated by President Gerald Ford on September 8, 1976, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia vacated by Judge Theodore Roosevelt Dalton, after Senator William L. Scott derailed the nomination of the President's first choice.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 17, 1976, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on November 21, 1988. Williams took inactive senior status in February 2010.[1]
Law clerks
Williams' former law clerks and interns include
Notable cases
Williams' most famous cases involved the coal mining industry. He wrote an opinion addressing the constitutionality of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. The Supreme Court agreed in part and disagreed in part with his conclusions.[3] He dealt with the civil disobedience of the United Mine Workers of America in connection with the Pittston Coal strike in 1989–1990.[4] He enjoined the members of the Bituminous Coal Operators Association to pay more for the health care of 100,000 retired and disabled miners, in a case that led to the passage of the Coal Act, 26 U.S.C. 9701, et seq.[5]
Death
Williams donated his papers to the Appalachian School of Law.[6] He died November 4, 2012, at the age of 92, in Johnson City, Tennessee.[7]
References
- ^ a b Glen Morgan Williams at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ISBN 0-300-08073-5.
- ^ Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining, 452 U.S. 264 (1981).
- ^ Clark v. International Union, United Mine Workers of America, 714 F. Supp. 791 (W.D. Va. 1989).
- ^ McGlothlin v. Connors, 142 F.R.D. 626 (W.D. Va. 1992), cited by the Supreme Court in Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Co., 534 U.S. 438 (2002).
- ^ "Williams honored at reception". Appalachian School of Law. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ "Glen M. Williams". Johnson City Press. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
External links
- Glen Morgan Williams at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5063, honoring Judge Glen M. Williams
- "Judge Glen M. Williams, 'A Member of the Greatest Generation,'" by Judge James P. Jones”
- Tribute to Judge Glen Morgan Williams, 152 Cong. Rec. S10448 (Sept. 28, 2006), remarks of Senators Allen and Warner
- HONORING U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE GLEN WILLIAMS, ___ Cong. Rec. ___ (Nov. 15, 2012), remarks of Rep. Griffith