Full Name
Hon. C.J. Williams
Job Title
Chief U.S. District Judge
Company
Iowa Northern District Court
Speaker Bio
Judge Williams earned his JD with high distinction from the Iowa College of Law in 1988 and his Master of Law degree from the University of Missouri College of Law in 1997.

Judge Williams served 2 years as a federal law clerk, 2 years in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., 5 years in private practice with a large Kansas City law firm, and almost 20 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Iowa.

Judge Williams was appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge in 2016 and as a United States District Judge in 2018.
C.J. Williams