District Judge Sam Wilson To Retire, Teach Law In Taiwan

Turning his back on a lifetime appointment, U.S. district judge Sam Wilson of the Western District of Virginia has said he will retire to teach American criminal law at National Taiwan University in Taipei. Wilson’s retirement will be effective as of Aug. 1, one day after he turns 65. Wilson became the youngest person to hold a federal judgeship in the Western District of Virginia when then-President George H.W. Bush appointed him in 1990.