Background
Hutchinson, William David was born on June 20, 1932 in Minersville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Elmer E. and Elizabeth (Price) Hutchinson.
Hutchinson, William David was born on June 20, 1932 in Minersville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Elmer E. and Elizabeth (Price) Hutchinson.
Born in Minersville, Pennsylvania, Hutchinson graduated as valedictorian from Minersville High School and then went on to graduate from Moravian College, where he was also class valedictorian.
In 1957, Hutchinson earned his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. Foreign the next five years, he was in private practice in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, before serving as an assistant district attorney of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1968. Following his departure from the county district attorney"s office, he served as county solicitor from 1969 to 1972.
Hutchinson went on to serve over four terms in the State House, before resigning in 1982, following his election as Justice of the State Supreme Court.
On June 26, 1987, Hutchinson was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals vacated by Arlin Adams. Hutchinson was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 5, 1987, and received his commission on August 6, 1987.
Hutchinson served in that capacity until his death, in 1995.
Active Blue Mountain School Board, 1963—1966, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1973—1981, chairman ethics committee, 1981. Member of American Bar Association, Schuylkill County Bar Association (committee continuing legal education), American Judicature Society, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Married Louise Meloney, 1957. Children: Kathryn, William, Louise, Andrew.