Williams' former law clerks and interns include Cynthia D. Kinser, the first woman to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia; George Allen, who served as Governor of Virginia and a member of the United States Senate; Karen Gould, the first woman to serve as executive director of the Virginia State Bar; Virginia Circuit Court judges Randall Lowe, John Kilgore, Fred Rowlett, and Eric Theissen; United States Magistrate Judge Cynthia Eddy of the Western District of Pennsylvania; United States Bankruptcy Judge Trish Brown of the District of Oregon; and General District Court Judge Lucas Hobbs.
Notable casesedit
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]
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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 Glen Morgan WilliamsSenior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of VirginiaIn office November 21 1988 November 4 2012Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of VirginiaIn office September 17 1976 November 21 1988Appointed byGerald FordPreceded byTed DaltonSucceeded bySamuel Grayson WilsonMagistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of VirginiaIn office 1968 1975Member of the Virginia Senate from the 16th districtIn office January 13 1954 January 11 1956Preceded byJ Marion SmithSucceeded byRoy V Wolfe Jr Personal detailsBorn 1920 02 17 February 17 1920Jonesville Virginia U S DiedNovember 4 2012 2012 11 04 aged 92 Johnson City Tennessee U S Political partyRepublicanSpouse s Betty CaltonJane SlempChildren4 including Judith JagdmannEducationMilligan College AB University of Virginia JD Military serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch serviceUnited States NavyYears of service1942 1946Battles warsWorld War II Contents 1 Education and career 2 Federal judicial service 2 1 Law clerks 3 Notable cases 4 Death 5 References 6 External linksEducation and career editBorn in Jonesville Virginia Williams received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Milligan College in 1940 and enrolled in the fall of 1941 at the University of Virginia School of Law After the outbreak of World War II he enlisted in the United States Navy having never seen the ocean During his officer training he was a roommate of Herman Wouk who told of their experiences in the opening chapter of The Caine Mutiny Williams was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1946 After his discharge he returned to law school and received a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1948 Before his graduation he was elected Commonwealth s attorney of Lee County Virginia in 1948 and served in that position until 1952 He was in private practice in Jonesville from 1952 to 1976 He was a member of the Virginia Senate from 1954 to 1956 elected to finish the term of J Marion Smith who died in office in 1953 Williams was a part time United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia from 1963 to 1975 In 1964 Williams ran as the Republican nominee for Congress in Virginia s Ninth District but lost to the incumbent W Pat Jennings 1 Federal judicial service editWilliams 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 edit Williams former law clerks and interns include Cynthia D Kinser the first woman to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia George Allen who served as Governor of Virginia and a member of the United States Senate Karen Gould the first woman to serve as executive director of the Virginia State Bar Virginia Circuit Court judges Randall Lowe John Kilgore Fred Rowlett and Eric Theissen United States Magistrate Judge Cynthia Eddy of the Western District of Pennsylvania United States Bankruptcy Judge Trish Brown of the District of Oregon and General District Court Judge Lucas Hobbs Notable cases editWilliams 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 editWilliams 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 edit a b Glen Morgan Williams at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center Goldman Sheldon 1997 Picking Federal Judges Lower Court Selection from Roosevelt through Reagan 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 editGlen 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 GriffithLegal officesPreceded byTheodore Roosevelt Dalton Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia1976 1988 Succeeded bySamuel Grayson Wilson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glen Morgan Williams amp oldid 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