[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 96 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S8070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 536--COMMENDING THE 25TH YEAR OF SERVICE IN THE 
  FEDERAL JUDICIARY BY WILLIAM W. WILKINS, CHIEF JUDGE OF THE UNITED 
             STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

  Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. DeMint) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 536

       Whereas Chief Judge William W. Wilkins entered public 
     service in 1967 as an officer in the United States Army, 
     eventually earning the rank of Colonel in the United States 
     Army Reserves;
       Whereas Chief Judge Wilkins served as the elected Solicitor 
     in South Carolina and earned the reputation as a fearless 
     prosecuting attorney;
       Whereas, in 1981, newly-elected President Ronald Reagan 
     appointed Chief Judge Wilkins as his first appointment as 
     President to the position of United States District Judge for 
     the District of South Carolina;
       Whereas, in 1985, President Reagan appointed Chief Judge 
     Wilkins to be the first Chair of the United States Sentencing 
     Commission;
       Whereas, under the determined leadership of Chief Judge 
     Wilkins, the Sentencing Commission achieved major positive 
     changes in the Federal criminal justice system;
       Whereas, in 1986, President Reagan appointed Chief Judge 
     Wilkins to the position of Circuit Judge for the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit;
       Whereas, in 2003, Chief Judge Wilkins was elevated to the 
     position of Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals 
     for the Fourth Circuit;
       Whereas Chief Judge Wilkins has served as the Chair of the 
     Criminal Law Committee of the Judicial Conference of the 
     United States and, as of the date of approval of this 
     resolution, serves as a member of this Conference; and
       Whereas Chief Judge Wilkins is a nationally recognized 
     jurist and is known for his scholarship, sharp wit, and 
     unyielding allegiance to supporting and adhering to the rule 
     of law: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate commends the 25th year of service 
     in the Federal judiciary and a lifetime of dedicated public 
     service by William W. Wilkins, Chief Judge of the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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