William K. Sessions III at a glance
- Current role
- Senior Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Vermont · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
William K. Sessions III
Senior Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Middlebury, Vermont, 1978-1995
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Hilton Dier, Addison County [Vermont] District Court, 1973
- Professional Career: Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2007-2010
- Professional Career: Public defender, Addison County, Vermont, 1974-1978
- Professional Career: Campaign manager, Leahy for U.S. Senate, 1992
- chair, 2009-2010
- vice chair, 1999-2009
- U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1999-2010
- Campaign manager, Leahy for U.S. Senate, 1992-present
- Adjunct professor, Vermont Law School, 1978-1995
- Private practice, Middlebury, VT, 1978-1995
- Public defender, Addison County, VT, 1974-1978
- Law clerk, Hon. Hilton Dier, Addison County Vermont District Court, 1973-present
- active service, 1972-1973
- U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1972-1977
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Vermont, 1995-2014
- United States federal judge
Education
- Middlebury College · B.A., 1969
- George Washington University Law School · J.D., 1972
- Middlebury College
- George Washington University
Personal record
Born 1947 · Hartford, CT
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Presentation Procedure
Courtwide
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Home . Overview of Rutland's Evidence Presentation System . The Evidence Presentation System was designed to promote and enhance the presentation and dissemination of exhibits and evidence in the courtroom.Overview of Rutland's Evidence Presentation System | DISTRICT OF VERMONT | United States District Court ↗
Remote appearances
Courtwide
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Courtwide
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
View Federal Judicial Center biography ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Overview of Rutland's Evidence Presentation System | DISTRICT OF VERMONT | United States District Court
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
View Overview of Rutland's Evidence Presentation System | DISTRICT OF VERMONT | United States District Court ↗Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗