William H. Pryor Jr.
William H. Pryor Jr. | |
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Pryor in 2022 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
| Assumed office June 3, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Earl Carnes |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
| Assumed office February 20, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Emmett Ripley Cox |
| Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission | |
| Acting January 3, 2017 – December 2018 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Patti B. Saris |
| Succeeded by | Charles Breyer (acting) |
| 45th Attorney General of Alabama | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – February 20, 2004 | |
| Governor | Fob James Don Siegelman Bob Riley |
| Preceded by | Jeff Sessions |
| Succeeded by | Troy King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 26, 1962 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Northeast Louisiana University (BA) Tulane University (JD) |
William Holcombe Pryor Jr. (born April 26, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2020. He was appointed as a United States circuit judge of the court by President George W. Bush in 2004. He is a former commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission. Previously, he was the attorney general of Alabama, from 1997 to 2004.