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Longtime DC Circuit Judge Stephen Williams, Who Fought COVID-19, Dies at 83
Like so many others in the legal community, I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Judge Stephen Williams of the D.C. Circuit, an intellectual giant of the federal bench. May he rest in peace. #appellatetwitter
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Obituary watch: Stephen Williams, appointed to CA-DC in 1986, dies of COVID19 at age 83. https://law.com/nationallawjournal/2020/08/08/longtime-dc-circuit-judge-stephen-williams-who-fought-covid-19-dies-at-83/?slreturn=20200708174928
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Longtime DC Circuit Judge Stephen Williams, Who Fought COVID-19, Dies at 83
"He had an uncommon love of ideas, an extraordinarily broad-ranging intellectual curiosity, an infectiously good-spirited demeanor, and a joyful sense of humor," D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan said. "We have been immeasurably enriched by the privilege of serving with him."
By Jacqueline Thomsen | August 08, 2020 at 05:19 PM | The original version of this story was published on The National Law Journal
Senior Judge Stephen Williams. (Photo: Patrice Gilbert)
Senior Judge Stephen Williams, a long-standing and respected jurist on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit who was widely regarded as a “giant” of administrative law, has died of COVID-19, the court’s chief executive confirmed Saturday. He was 83.
Williams, who died Friday night, was remembered in a statement Saturday by Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan as having “committed his professional life to teaching, writing, and serving the public, including service on our court for more than three decades.”
“He had an uncommon love of ideas, an extraordinarily broad-ranging intellectual curiosity, an infectiously good-spirited demeanor, and a joyful sense of humor,” Srinivasan said. “We have been immeasurably enriched by the privilege of serving with him.”
“We will sorely miss our dear friend, and will long cherish fond memories of engaging with him on the work of the court, of sharing a smile with him about matters large and small, and of seeing him on his trademark bike rides to and from the courthouse,” the chief judge continued. “We extend our deepest condolences to Judge Williams’s wife Faith and their children, grandchildren, and extended family.”
Williams was appointed to the court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and took senior status in 2001. He continued to hear cases and issue opinions through the circuit’s previous term.
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"He had an uncommon love of ideas, an extraordinarily broad-ranging intellectual curiosity, an infectiously good-spirited demeanor, and a joyful sense of humor," D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan said. "We have been immeasurably enriched by the privilege of serving with him."
By Jacqueline Thomsen | August 08, 2020 at 05:19 PM | The original version of this story was published on The National Law Journal
Senior Judge Stephen Williams. (Photo: Patrice Gilbert)
Senior Judge Stephen Williams, a long-standing and respected jurist on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit who was widely regarded as a “giant” of administrative law, has died of COVID-19, the court’s chief executive confirmed Saturday. He was 83.
Williams, who died Friday night, was remembered in a statement Saturday by Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan as having “committed his professional life to teaching, writing, and serving the public, including service on our court for more than three decades.”
“He had an uncommon love of ideas, an extraordinarily broad-ranging intellectual curiosity, an infectiously good-spirited demeanor, and a joyful sense of humor,” Srinivasan said. “We have been immeasurably enriched by the privilege of serving with him.”
“We will sorely miss our dear friend, and will long cherish fond memories of engaging with him on the work of the court, of sharing a smile with him about matters large and small, and of seeing him on his trademark bike rides to and from the courthouse,” the chief judge continued. “We extend our deepest condolences to Judge Williams’s wife Faith and their children, grandchildren, and extended family.”
Williams was appointed to the court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and took senior status in 2001. He continued to hear cases and issue opinions through the circuit’s previous term.
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