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| preceded=William Hedgcock Webster​

| preceded=William Hedgcock Webster​

| succeeded=Louis Freeh​

| succeeded=Louis Freeh​

| office2 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas​ (based in [[San Antonio]] with branch divisions in [[Austin]], Del Rio, [[El Paso]], [[Midland]], Pecos and [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]

| office2=Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas​ (based in [[San Antonio]] with branch divisions in [[Austin]], Del Rio, [[El Paso]], [[Midland]], Pecos and [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]

| term_start2=1980​

| term_start2=1980​

| term_end2=1987​

| term_end2=1987​

| term_start3=December 20, 1974​

| term_start3=December 20, 1974​

| term_end3=November 1, 1987​

| term_end3=November 1, 1987​

| president3=[[Gerald Ford]]<br>[[Jimmy Carter]], Ronald Reagan​

| president3=[[Gerald Ford]]<br>[[Jimmy Carter]]<br>

Ronald Reagan​

| preceded3=Ernest Allen Guinn​

| preceded3=Ernest Allen Guinn​

| succeeded3=Emilio M. Garza​

| succeeded3=Emilio M. Garza​

| office4=United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas​

| office4=United States Attorney for the<br> Western District of Texas​

| term_start4=1971​

| term_start4=1971​

| term_end4= 1974​

| term_end4= 1974​

Bayor Law School (Waco, Texas)​

Bayor Law School (Waco, Texas)​

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}}​

'''William Steele Sessions''' (May 27, 1930 &ndash; June 12, 2020) was an [[United States|American]] [[attorney]] and [[judge]] who was the director of the [[FBI]] from 1987, when appointed by [[U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]], until 1993, when dismissed by President [[Bill Clinton]]. He was previously a U.S. Attorney and U.S. District Judge for the Western District of [[Texas]].  

'''William Steele Sessions''' (May 27, 1930 &ndash; June 12, 2020) was an [[United States|American]] [[attorney]] and [[judge]] who was the director of the [[FBI]] from 1987, when he was appointed by [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald Reagan]], until 1993, when President [[Bill Clinton]] dismissed him. He was previously a U.S. Attorney and U.S. District Judge for the Western District of [[Texas]].  

He was the father of [[Republican Party|Republican]] former [[U.S. Representative]] Pete Session of Texas' 5th and later 32nd congressional districts, and a 2020  candidatefor the open seat in District 17.​

He was the father of [[Republican Party|Republican]] former [[U.S. Representative]] Pete Session of Texas' 5th and later 32nd congressional districts, and a 2020  candidatefor the open seat in District 17.​

==Background==

==Background==

Sessions was born in [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]], [[Arkansas]], to the former Edith Almetta Steele (1907-1985) and the Reverend William "Will"  Anderson Sessions, Jr., (1905-1998), a [[Church of Christ]] pastor and author who was born in [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]]. He also pastored in the [[Presbyterian]] denomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33910312/william-anderson-sessions|title=Dr. William Anderson "Will" Sessions, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 20, 2020}}</ref>

Sessions was born in [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]], [[Arkansas]], to the former Edith Almetta Steele (1907-1985) and the Reverend William "Will"  Anderson Sessions, Jr., (1905-1998), a [[Church of Christ]] pastor and author who was born in [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]]. He also pastored in the [[Presbyterian]] denomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33910312/william-anderson-sessions|title=Dr. William Anderson "Will" Sessions, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 20, 2020}}</ref>

The family of four also lived in [[California]], [[Nebraska]], and [[Missouri]]. Will Sessions authored ''Greater Men and Women of the Bible,'' ''The Week of the Cross,'' and the ''God and Country Award Handbook'' for the [[Boy Scouts]]. Son William Sessions was an [[Eagle Scout]] and a 1948 graduate of Northeast High School in [[Kansas City]], Missour. He enlisted in the [[United States Air Force]] and in 1952 received an officer's commission. He remained on active duty for three years. He attended [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas, at which he received in 1956 a Bachelor of Arts degree and in 1958 a Bachelor of Laws.<ref name=fjc>{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/sessions-william-steele|title=Sessions, William Steele|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|accessdate=June 20, 2020}}</ref>

The family of four also lived in [[California]], [[Nebraska]], and [[Missouri]]. Will Sessions authored ''Greater Men and Women of the Bible,'' ''The Week of the Cross,'' and the ''God and Country Award Handbook'' for the [[Boy Scouts]]. Son William Sessions was an [[Eagle Scout]] and a 1948 graduate of Northeast High School in [[Kansas City]], Missour. He enlisted in the [[United States Air Force]] and in 1952 received an officer's commission. He remained on active duty for three years. He attended [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas, at which he received in 1956 a Bachelor of Arts degree and in 1958 a Bachelor of Laws.<ref name=fjc>{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/sessions-william-steele|title=Sessions, William Steele|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|accessdate=June 20, 2020}}</ref>

[[Category:Moderate Republicans]]

[[Category:Moderate Republicans]]

[[Category:United States Air Force]]

[[Category:United States Air Force]]