Background
III, William Woodruff Taylor was born on July 30, 1944 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of William Woodruff Junior and Ida (Winstead) T.
III, William Woodruff Taylor was born on July 30, 1944 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of William Woodruff Junior and Ida (Winstead) T.
AB, U. North Carolina, 1966; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1969.
Law clerk to judge, United States District Court Delaware, Wilmington, 1969-1970;
staff attorney, Public Defender Service, Washington, 1970-1975;
associate, Ginsburg, Feldman and Bress, Washington, 1975-1978;
partner, Zuckerman, Spaeder, Goldstein, Taylor & Kolker Limited liability partnership, Washington, since 1978. Instructor department forensic science George Washington University, Washington, 1973-1974. Adjunct Professor Columbus School Law, Catholic U. American, Washington, 1973-1976.
Member District of Columbia Commision on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, 1978-1983, chairman, 1979-1983. Visiting professor U. North Carolina Law School, fall 1991.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association (criminal justice section, vice chairman for governmental affairs 1989-1992, chair criminal justice section 1996-1997), National Institute for Trial Advocacy (faculty since 1978, chairman public defender service association 1984-1989).
Married Susan Broadhurst, September 29, 1984. Children: Katherine Lowell, Matthew Gordon.