4th Circuit’s Judge Williams steps down 
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Published: July 13, 2009
Karen J. Williams, the chief judge of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has retired because of illness.
Williams, 57, notified the White House of her retirement last Wednesday, according to a 4th Circuit spokesman who would not elaborate on the nature of Williams’ illness.
By the next day, she no longer appeared as a ...
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