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First chairman of the U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Wilkins’ influence on the law and how it functions has been national in scope. As the first chairman of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, he has been credited with bringing uniformity to federal criminal sentencing while limiting judges’ discretion, something that chafed many of his peers.
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He served as Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission from 1985 to 1994. Wilkins was nominated by President Reagan on June 3, 1986, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated by Judge Emory M. Sneeden. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1986, and received commission on June 16, 1986.
William W. “Billy” Wilkins, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, former United States District Judge, and former Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission, concentrates on Appellate Advocacy, Shareholder Litigation/Corporate Compliance, White-Collar Criminal Defense, and Business Litigation.
Besides serving on the federal district and appeals court benches, he also served as the first Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission where he had a significant impact on the nation’s federal criminal justice system.
Apr 7, 2008 · Wilkins’ influence on the law and how it functions has been national in scope. As the first chairman of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, he has been credited with bringing uniformity to federal criminal sentencing while limiting judges’ discretion, something that chafed many of his peers.
And I was a member of the original Sentencing Commission, from 1985 to 1989, when Judge Billy Wilkins was the Chairman.
Concurrent with his district and appellate court service, however, Wilkins also served as the first chairman of the United States Sentencing Commission from 1985-94. Under Wilkins’ guidance, the Commission developed and promulgated sentencing guidelines for the federal judicial system.
The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency of the judicial branch of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for articulating the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines for the federal courts.
