William H. Pryor Jr.

William H. Pryor Jr.
Pryor in 2022
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office June 3, 2020
Preceded by	Edward Earl Carnes
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office February 20, 2004
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Emmett Ripley Cox
Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission
Acting January 3, 2017 – December 2018
President	Barack Obama Donald Trump
Preceded by	Patti B. Saris
Succeeded by	Charles Breyer (acting)
45th Attorney General of Alabama
In office January 3, 1997 – February 20, 2004
Governor	Fob James Don Siegelman Bob Riley
Preceded by	Jeff Sessions
Succeeded by	Troy King
Personal details
Born	(1962-04-26) April 26, 1962 (age 62) Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Northeast Louisiana University (BA) Tulane University (JD)

William Holcombe Pryor Jr. (born April 26, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2020. He was appointed as a United States circuit judge of the court by President George W. Bush in 2004. He is a former commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission.^[1] Previously, he was the attorney general of Alabama, from 1997 to 2004.