Education
Auburn University; University of Alabama School of Law.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
William Watkins
Edit Profile
Career
Born in Pike County, Alabama, Watkins received a Bachelor of Surgery from Auburn University in 1973 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama Law School in 1976. He was in private practice in Alabama from 1976 to 2005. On September 28, 2005, Watkins was nominated by President George West. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama vacated by William Harold Albritton III. Watkins was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 2005, and received his commission on December 27, 2005.
He began serving as Chief Judge in 2011.
