Billy Roy Wilson (born William Roy Wilson Jr. on December 18, 1939) is a
senior
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United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Education and career
Born in
Little Rock,
Arkansas, Wilson received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Hendrix College in 1962 and a
Juris Doctor
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from
Vanderbilt University Law School in 1965. He was in
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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.
Federal judicial service
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.
Name change
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.
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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1939 births
Living people
20th-century American judges
21st-century American judges
Hendrix College alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Lawyers from Little Rock, Arkansas
United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
Vanderbilt University Law School alumni