Billy Roy Wilson (born William Roy Wilson Jr. on December 18, 1939) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Billy Roy Wilson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Assumed office
October 1, 2008
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office
October 1, 1993 – October 1, 2008
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byGarnett Thomas Eisele
Succeeded byD. Price Marshall Jr.
Personal details
Born
William Roy Wilson Jr.

(1939-12-18) December 18, 1939 (age 84)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
EducationHendrix College (BA)
Vanderbilt University (JD)

Education and career

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Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Wilson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hendrix College in 1962 and a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1965. He was in private practice in Texarkana, Arkansas from 1965 to 1966. He was a deputy prosecuting attorney of Miller County, Arkansas from 1965 to 1966. He was in the United States Navy as a lieutenant (junior grade) from 1966 to 1969. He was in private practice in Little Rock, Arkansas from 1969 to 1993.[1] He briefly served as acting Arkansas Attorney General in the mid-1970s.

Federal judicial service

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Wilson is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Wilson was nominated by President Bill Clinton on August 6, 1993, to a seat vacated by G. Thomas Eisele. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 30, 1993, and received his commission on October 1, 1993. He assumed senior status on October 1, 2008.[2]

Name change

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On January 12, 2011, Wilson's name was legally changed from William Roy Wilson Jr. to Billy Roy Wilson, which was his intended name at birth. Two days later, the United States District Court directed that all cases before Wilson hereafter reflect his new name.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  2. ^ "Wilson, Billy Roy". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  3. ^ Judge Name Change from William R. Wilson Jr. to Billy Roy Wilson (January 14, 2011). United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Accessed July 16, 2013.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
1993–2008
Succeeded by