William Walter Wilkins Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit circuit Retired 2008 · served 1986–2008 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 30 signed orders read

Judge Wilkins no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Rhoten v. Bowen
854 F.2d 667 · 1988-08-18
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED and REMANDED.”

In re Maxway Corp. (Maurice Sporting Goods, Inc. v. Maxway Corp.)
27 F.3d 980 · 1994-06-23
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“After reviewing Maurice's remaining contentions regarding the denial of its motion to strike and the propriety of the grant of summary judgment for the Committee, we conclude that they are without merit. Accordingly, we affirm.”

11126 Baltimore Boulevard, Inc. v. Prince George's County
32 F.3d 109 · 1994-11-02
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Thus, we hold that the Prince George's County adult bookstore ordinance is an unconstitutional prior restraint on protected speech.”

Doe v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp.
50 F.3d 1261 · 1995-04-03
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Such individuals pose a significant risk to the health or safety of their patients that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation, and therefore are not otherwise qualified within the meaning of the Rehabilitation Act and the ADA. Accordingly, we affirm the decision of the district court.”

Duvall v. Bristol-Myers-Squibb Co.
65 F.3d 392 · 1995-09-25
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“Because we conclude that an express warranty claim is not preempted when it is based on a manufacturer's voluntarily-made representations regarding its product, we reverse in part and remand for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.”

Shakka v. Smith
71 F.3d 162 · 1995-12-12
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that the district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of the prison officials. Accordingly, we affirm.”

Taylor v. Waters
81 F.3d 429 · 1996-04-10
Appeal (appellant (defendant official)) Granted

“Because we conclude that the officer is entitled to qualified immunity on Taylor's Sec. 1983 claims, we vacate the decision of the magistrate judge and remand with directions to enter judgment in favor of Investigator Waters.”

United States v. Taylor (In re $61,433.04 U.S. Currency)
90 F.3d 903 · 1996-07-26
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We have reviewed the Taylors' remaining arguments and find them to be without merit. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.”

United States v. Daughtry
91 F.3d 675 · 1996-08-07
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We vacate Daughtry's conviction and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Beverati v. Smith
120 F.3d 500 · 1997-08-11
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Consequently, we affirm the decision of the district court granting judgment in favor of the prison officials.”

In re Sargent (Cox v. Saunders)
136 F.3d 349 · 1998-02-13
Appeal (appellant (state official)) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the sanction imposed by the district court is reversed.”

Brodziak v. Runyon
145 F.3d 194 · 1998-05-26
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the reasons set forth above, we vacate the award of attorneys' fees and costs and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Circuit judges do not have individually assigned trial-court caseloads. Wilkins's earlier District of South Carolina service is a separate body of work.

A historical record

Judge Wilkins no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.