William S. Sessions

Bill Sessions
4th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
In office November 2, 1987 – July 19, 1993
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton
Deputy	Floyd I. Clarke
Preceded by	William H. Webster
Succeeded by	Louis Freeh
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
In office 1980–1987
Preceded by	Jack Roberts
Succeeded by	Lucius Desha Bunton III
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
In office December 20, 1974 – November 1, 1987
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Ernest Allen Guinn
Succeeded by	Emilio M. Garza
United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas
In office 1971–1974
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Segal Wheatley
Succeeded by	Hugh Shovlin
Personal details
Born	William Steele Sessions (1930-05-27)May 27, 1930 Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	June 12, 2020(2020-06-12) (aged 90) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Alice Lewis ​ ​ (m. 1952; died 2019)​
Children	4, including Pete
Education	Baylor University (BA, LLB)

William Steele Sessions (May 27, 1930 – June 12, 2020) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sessions served as FBI director from 1987 to 1993, when he was dismissed by President Bill Clinton. After leaving the public sector, Sessions represented Semion Mogilevich, international leader of the Russian mafia. He is the father of Texas Congressman Pete Sessions.