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# Joseph Williams

North Carolina District Court · Judge District Court

## Profile

- Court: North Carolina District Court
- State: North Carolina
- Role: Judge District Court
- Service status: former

## Summary

Joseph Williams — North Carolina District Court

## Sources

- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/60355613b99b9b001bc55b19/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Joseph K. Williams, III is a former judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania, appointed in 2008 and serving until 2024
- Joseph K. Williams, III held the role of a judge in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania from October 7, 2008, when he was appointed by then–Governor Edward G. Rendell, until his departure in 2024

### Education


### Additional information

- In 2019, Williams was retained in his judicial seat with 75.3% of the vote in a retention election
- Before joining the court, Williams spent 24 years as an attorney in private practice in Manchester, Pennsylvania
- focusing on real estate development, international transactions, and criminal matters
- Also associated with the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’ Orphans’ Court
- He has been active in community and cultural pursuits, including property development, collecting Persian and Caucasian carpets, and dog breeding in Schutzhund competitions
- Born and raised in Manchester, PA, Williams attended public schools in Pittsburgh and grew up on a farm in Verona.