Biography

06/20/1932 - 10/08/1995

HUTCHINSON, William D., a Representative from Schuylkill County; born in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pa., June 20, 1932; graduated, Minersville High School; B.A., Moravian College, 1954; J.D., Harvard Law School, 1957; lawyer (1958-1981); Assistant District Attorney, Schuylkill County (1963-1969); elected, solicitor, Schuylkill County (1969-1971); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to the 1973 term and served 4 more consecutive terms; appointed, chair, Joint State Government Commission (1981); resigned from the House, January 4, 1982; elected, justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court (1982-1987); appointed, judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1987-1995); died, October 8, 1995 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; interred, Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.