Gregory B. Williams

Gregory Brian Williams (born 1969) is an American lawyer from Delaware who serves as a United States district judge of United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Education

Williams received both a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science from Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law in 1995.

Career

Williams served in the United States Army Reserve from 1986 to 1992. He joined the Wilmington, Delaware, office of Fox Rothschild LLP in 1995 as an associate and was elevated to partner in 2003, where he specialized in commercial law and patent law. He served as a special master in complex civil cases for the District of Delaware from 2020 to 2022. On May 11, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On June 9, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the committee by an 11–9–2 vote, with Senators Patrick Leahy and Thom Tillis passed on the vote. On July 20, 2022, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 52–43 vote. His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 52–43 vote. He received his judicial commission on September 1, 2022.