William Curtis Bryson

William Bryson
William Bryson
Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
	In office; September 10, 2013 – May 18, 2018
Preceded by	Morris S. Arnold
Succeeded by	José A. Cabranes
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
	In office; May 19, 2011 – May 18, 2018
Preceded by	Ralph K. Winter Jr.
Succeeded by	Richard C. Tallman
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 7, 2013
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
	In office; September 29, 1994 – January 7, 2013
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Howard Thomas Markey
Succeeded by	Todd M. Hughes
Solicitor General of the United States; Acting
	In office; January 20, 1993 – June 7, 1993
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Ken Starr
Succeeded by	Drew S. Days, III
	In office; January 20, 1989 – May 26, 1989
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Charles Fried
Succeeded by	Ken Starr
Personal details
Born	August 19, 1945; Houston, Texas, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Julia Penny Clark
Children	2
Education	Harvard University (AB); University of Texas School of Law (JD)

William Curtis Bryson (born August 19, 1945) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He also served a 7-year term as a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, until 2018, and on September 1, 2013, became the presiding judge of that court.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Houston, Texas, Bryson graduated from St. John's School in 1963 and went on to receive his Artium Baccalaureus degree magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1969 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in 1973. After graduating from law school, Bryson clerked for Judge Henry J. Friendly at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Following his clerkship with Judge Friendly, he clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall at the United States Supreme Court.[2][3]

Career

At the United States Department of Justice he served successively as Assistant to the United States Solicitor General, from 1978 to 1979; Chief, Appellate Section of the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division, from 1979 to 1982; Special Counsel, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section in the Criminal Division from 1982 to 1986 (where he received the Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service in 1984);[3] Deputy United States Solicitor General, from 1986 to 1994; and Deputy Associate United States Attorney General (Acting Associate United States Attorney General) in 1994.[4] Judge Bryson is among the most prolific writers on the subject of government contracts. In 2010, he was the only federal circuit judge to write more than two government contract related opinions.[5]

Federal judicial service

On June 22, 1994, Bryson was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated by Judge Howard Thomas Markey. Bryson was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1994, and received his commission the following day. Bryson took senior status on January 7, 2013.

Personal life

Bryson is married to Julia Penny Clark, an attorney specializing in labor law and employee benefits. They met in law school, and clerked together at the U.S. Supreme Court. They have two daughters.

Bibliography

Bryson, William C.; Sara S. Beale (1986). Grand jury law and practice (Looseleaf, 2 vol.). Wilmette, Ill.: Callaghan. LCCN 85029164.

Notes

"FISCOR 2013 membership".
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judge Biography, William C. Bryson, Circuit Judge, http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/judges/william-c-bryson-circuit-judge
Leslie Maitland Werner, New York Times, Published: December 13, 1984, WORKING PROFILE: WILLIAM C. BRYSON OF THE JUSTICE DEPT.; A LEGAL EAGLE'S LEGAL EAGLE, https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/13/us/working-profile-william-c-bryson-of-the-justice-dept-a-legal-eagle-s-legal-eagle.html
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990–2002 / compiled by members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in celebration of the court's twentieth anniversary. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 2004. p. 57. LCCN 2004050209.
Schooner, Steven L. (2011-04-14). A Random Walk: The Federal Circuit's 2010 Government Contracts Decisions. Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network. SSRN 1809917.

References

William Curtis Bryson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Appearances on C-SPAN

Legal offices
Preceded by Charles Fried	Solicitor General of the United States Acting 1989	Succeeded by Ken Starr
Preceded by Ken Starr	Solicitor General of the United States Acting 1993	Succeeded by Drew S. Days, III
Preceded by Howard Thomas Markey	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 1994–2013	Succeeded by Todd M. Hughes
Preceded by Ralph K. Winter Jr.	Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review 2011–2013	Succeeded by Richard C. Tallman
Preceded by Morris S. Arnold	Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review 2013–2018	Succeeded by José A. Cabranes

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[1] "FISCOR 2013 membership".

[2] U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judge Biography, William C. Bryson, Circuit Judge, http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/judges/william-c-bryson-circuit-judge

[NYTimes-3] Leslie Maitland Werner, New York Times, Published: December 13, 1984, WORKING PROFILE: WILLIAM C. BRYSON OF THE JUSTICE DEPT.; A LEGAL EAGLE'S LEGAL EAGLE, https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/13/us/working-profile-william-c-bryson-of-the-justice-dept-a-legal-eagle-s-legal-eagle.html

[4] United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990–2002 / compiled by members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in celebration of the court's twentieth anniversary. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 2004. p. 57. LCCN 2004050209.

[5] Schooner, Steven L. (2011-04-14). A Random Walk: The Federal Circuit's 2010 Government Contracts Decisions. Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network. SSRN 1809917.