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Government

Feb. 4, 2010

Judge Explains New Guidelines

U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III of Vermont, chairman of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, spoke with the Daily Journal about amending sentencing guidelines and other issues.

U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III of Vermont has served as chairman of the U.S. Sentencing Commission since October. A member of the commission for a little more than a decade, he was nominated by President Bill Clinton and re-nominated by President George W. Bush.

After a year of gathering testimony, the commission has proposed a number of significant changes to the federal sentencing guidelines and is gathering public comment from lawyers and...

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