Billy Wilkins Praised for Role in "Greatest Change in the Entire Criminal Justice System"

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Nexsen Pruet member Billy Wilkins received high praise during a confirmation hearing in the United States Senate.

Wilkins led the United States Sentencing Commission which was responsible for establishing sentencing guidelines, policies, and practices for the nation’s federal criminal justice system.

On April 16^th, Senators were considering President Obama’s nomination of several candidates for federal judgeships in North and South Carolina.  During the confirmation hearing, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, praised Wilkins' work:

"I would say that Judge Wilkins' leadership in establishing the sentencing guidelines was probably the greatest change in the entire criminal justice system since the founding of the republic."

William W. “Billy” Wilkins, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and former Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission, leads Nexsen Pruet’s White-Collar Crime, Appellate Advocacy, and Corporate Compliance/Crisis Management practices. Mr. Wilkins also serves clients through his work in the firm’s Business Litigation Group.