Born: September 23, 1936
New York, New York

Died: August 7, 2020
Washington, D.C.

Stephen Fain Williams

Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated by Ronald Reagan on February 19, 1986, to a seat vacated by Malcolm R. Wilkey; Confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1986, and received commission on June 16, 1986. Assumed senior status on September 30, 2001.

Yale University, B.A., 1958
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1961

Portrait Ceremony
Transcript of ceremony: October 27, 2006

Frame Dimensions
Oil on canvas 33 1/2″ X 42 1/2″

Artist
Peter Even Egeli (1934 – ) Like other members of his family, Peter E. Egeli has spent his life pursuing art. At the age of five, he had his first lesson in perspective drawing. At 18, he studied at the Corcoran School Art. After a stint in the United States Marine Corps, he entered the Maryland Institute of Art where he won first prize in the Senior Concours. Thereafter, he attended the Arts Students League in New York and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He later taught both drawing and painting at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

He is the former President and Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists.

Mr. Egeli’s career as a portrait and marine artist has spanned decades. His portraits hang in courthouses, board rooms, government offices, industrial spaces, and academia.

Year Painted
2006

Read Judge Williams’ Oral History

Professional Career:

U.S. Army Reserve Private E-2, 1961-1962
Private practice, New York City, 1962-1966
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1966-1969
Associate professor of law, University of Colorado, 1969-1976
Visiting professor, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, 1975-1976
Professor of law, University of Colorado, 1976-1986
Visiting professor and fellow in law and economics, University of Chicago, 1979-1980
Visiting professor of energy law, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1983-1984

Judges of the D.C. Circuit Courts