Bernard John Williams Jr.[1] (born December 13, 1949) is an American lawyer who served as a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1985 to 1990.
Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Bernard J. and Sarah Elizabeth (Sykes) Williams, he received B.A.
He was then a law clerk to Judge Bruce M. Forrester of the United States Tax Court from 1974 to 1976.
He was Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice from 1983 to 1984, and a partner of the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius from 1984 to 1985.
He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the U.S. Tax Court for a 15-year term commencing on December 2, 1985, to succeed Judge Howard Dawson.