William C. Pryor
William C. Pryor | |
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Lyndon Johnson | |
Succeeded by | Frank E. Schwelb |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington, D.C. | May 29, 1932
Died | November 19, 2020 Silver Spring, Maryland | (aged 88)
Spouse |
Elaine Victoria Bruce Pryor
(m. 1956) |
Children | William B. Pryor, Stephen Pryor[2] |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College (B.A.) Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.) University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.) |
William C. Pryor (May 29, 1932 – November 19, 2020) was a judge of the
Early life and education
Pryor was born and raised in Washington, D.C., where he attended the city's segregated public schools. He met his future wife Elaine at Banneker Junior High School in 1945. After a year of high school at Dunbar High School, Pryor attended boarding school at the Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts.
As an undergraduate at
To fulfill a ROTC obligation, Pryor first joined the army and was assigned to an ammunition company in France. During his service, in June 1955, he and Elaine were married in Paris.[citation needed]
After his tour of duty, Pryor attended Georgetown University Law Center and graduated in 1959 with good grades.
Career
Pryor had trouble finding work as a black attorney in the private sector. Instead he went to work at the Justice Department, first at the Civil Division and then the United States Attorney's Office in D.C.
In 1968, after an interval as an attorney for the
After a decade on the trial court, Pryor was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals on May 18, 1979, and was confirmed by the Senate on July 27, 1979.[5] After serving as chief judge from 1984 to 1988, Pryor assumed senior status and continued to hear cases until 2019.[6] Beginning in 1988, he taught criminal law and procedure at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law.[7]
Judge Pryor died November 19, 2020, in an assisted living facility in Silver Spring, Md., from renal failure.[8]
References
- ^ Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, jnc.dc.gov; accessed April 22, 2018.
- ^ Judge William C. Pryor and Elaine Victoria Bruce Pryor Recognition Resolution of 2016, 64 D.C. Reg. 1285
- ^ "Judge William C. Pryor dies at 88; UDC Law community shares stories, memories". University of The District of Columbia. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b Legends in the Law: William C. Pryor profile, Washington Lawyer, December/January 1995.
- ^ 125 Cong. Rec. - Volume 125, Part 30. January 3, 1980.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Administrative Order No. 4-19" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. April 3, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ UDC 2017 Gala Honoree, law.udc.edu; accessed April 22, 2018.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
Sources
- The Honorable William C. Pryor Senior Judge District of Columbia Court of Appeals at the Wayback Machine (archived February 6, 2012)
- Pryor Is Named to Top D.C. Appeals Court Post, Jet, October 29, 1984. p. 30.