Background
Finley, William Thompson was born on May 2, 1936 in Pampa, Texas, United States. Son of William Thompson and Annie May (Dunn) Finley.
Finley, William Thompson was born on May 2, 1936 in Pampa, Texas, United States. Son of William Thompson and Annie May (Dunn) Finley.
AB, Harvard University, 1957; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1963; Diploma in International Law, Trinity College, Cambridge, England, 1964.
Law clerk to justice, Supreme Court of the United States Court, Washington, 1964-1965; chief counsel subcommittee on improvements in judicial machinery, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Washington, 1965-1968; associate deputy attorney general, unites states department Justice, Washington, 1968-1969; partner, Pierson, Semmes and Finley, Washington, 1969-1990; partner, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, since 1991. Member commission on admissions and grievances United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit), Washington, 1978-1983.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1957-1960.
Married Julie Fairman Hamm, September 12, 1965. Children: Benjamin Ebenezer II, Abner Meek.