William B Traxler Jr Financial Disclosure Report for 2009

8/3/2019 William B Traxler Jr Financial Disclosure Report for 2009

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~ o to FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT R e p o r t R e q u l r e d b y th e E t h i c sin G over nm ent Ac t o f 1978Rev . 1 /2 0 10 FOR CALENDAR YEA R 2009 0 u.s .c, app. .~f f lO1-11 1)! . Person Report ing ( las t name. t in t , middle in i t ia l ) 2. Court o r Organizat ion 3 . D a t e o f R e p o r tTRAXLER, J r . , Wi l l i am B. U.S .GC.A. Fourth Circui t 05/7/2010

4 . T i t l e ( A r t i c l e I I I j u d g e s i n d i c a t e a c t i v e or sen ior s ta tus ; 5 a . R e p o r t T y p e ( c h e e k a p p r o p r i a t e t y p e ) 6. Report ing Per iodm a g i s t r a t e j n d g e s i n d i c a t e f u l l - o r p a r t - t im e ) [ ] N om i n a t i o n , D a t e 01/01/2009Ci r cu i t Cou r t J udge (Ac t i ve ) [] Initial [] A n n u a l [] Final to, 12/31/2009I sb . [ ] A rnendedRcpo r t7 . C h a m b e r ~ o r O f f ic e A d d r e ~ 8 . O n t h e b ~ | s o f l h | a fo r m a t l o n o n t a i n e d i n t h is R e p o r t a n d a n ym o d i f ic a t i o n s p e r t a i n i n g t h e r e t o , it i ~ , in m y o p i n i o n , i n c o m p l ia n c e

300 E . W ash ing t on S t ree t , S u it e 2 : 22 w i { h a p p l l c lb l e l a w ~ a n d r e g u l a tl o n ~ .Greenv i l le , SC 2960!R e v i e w i n g O f f ic e r D a t e

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L P O S I T I O N S . (Report ing lnd tvMual only; seepp. 9-1~ of f ll~ng instruct ions. )[--q NONE (No re p o r ta b le p o s i t i o n s .)

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FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT [ N am e ot ter , on R ep o~ ag D a t o f R ep o rtP a g e 2 of 9

[ TRAXLEI~ Jr., William B.05/7 /2010

I l l . N O N - I N V E S T M E N T I N C O M E . (Repo~.~ ~ .at . .~a,e~ ~ e . ~ ~7-2~ o/~ .~ i~ .caon~)A . F il e r s N o n - In v e s t m e n t I n c o m e

NONE (No reportable non-investment income.)D A T E ,,S O U R CE A N D T Y P E INCQME( y o u r s , n o t s p o u s e s )

I . 2 0 0 9 S m t r o f S , C . C i r c u i t J u d g ~ R f i r e m r n l b e n e f i ~ $68,! 91 .i{2

2 . 2 0 0 9 C h a r l e s t o n S c h o o l o f L a w - t e a c h i n g $ 2 , 2 2 7 . 7 0

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~ NONE (No r e p o r t a b le n o n - i n v e s tm e n t i n c o m e . )D A T E ~OURCE AND TYPE

1. 2009 Green v i l l e TEC - Sa l a ry

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I V . R E I M B U R S E M E N T S -- ~ n ~ a o . .to a ~ , /o o ~ . e ., e n o ~ .e . ~( In c l u d e s t h o s e t o s p o u s e a n d d e p e n d e n t c h i l d r e n ; s e e p p . 2 ~ - 2 7 o f f il i ng i n s t r u c t io n s . )

~ NONE (No re p o r ta b le r e im b u rs e m e n ts . )~ D A T E S LOCATION [URPOSE I TE M S P A I D O R P R O V ID E D

I, Char l e s ton School of Law I0/5/09 - 10/6/09 Cha r l e s t on , Sout h Ca ro l in a Te a ch ing a t l aw s c hoo l Hote l , me a l s , m i l e age2.3.4.

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[--] N O N E (No reportable l iabili t ies.)CR~ITOR D E S C R I P T ! O N V A L U E CO D E

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P a g e 4 o f 9 T RA XL E R, J r. , W i l l i am B . 0 5 1 7 / 2 0 1 0V I I. I N V E S T M E N T S a n d T R U S T S - ~ ~ . ~ ~ = , ,= . ~ . ~ t~~=~ ~o~ oy ~o~ ,~ d~. t chimera set p p . 3 4 ~ 0 of ~g ~a~n~)

NONE ~o reportable income, ~sels, or ~ansactions.)A. I B. i C. [ V.~cr i p t i on o f Ass~ ] ~o~ ~g ] Gros s val~ at ~d ~ T m n~ c t io ~ du6 ng r ~ n i n g ~ f i~( i n c ~d i n g ~a ~e ~ ) ] re~ng ~6~ ] of r~ning p~ ~

P l~e"(X)"af l~ochas se t l a m e n t T~(e.g., [ V~ue [ V~ue ~ T~(e.g., ~le Va~ ~ Gain [ l d ~ t i t y o fex em p t ~mp6o r d i s c~s~e ~ ( A - H ) ~inl . ) (I-P) [ C~ 3 ~ ~de~t~n) ~ (J-P) (A-~ ~yerlseller(ifp6vate

.... i ................ ~ ........................... ~ .... ~_.~ t~ction)I. G re ~ v i l le Co un t , S .C . None M W

2. (2) Leon Count , FIa , None M W

3. ( 3 ) Leon Coun t , ~a ., 115 i n t e r e s t None K W4. S o no ~ s ~ck ( c o mm o n ) A Div i dend J T5. A me r i c a n L and l e a s e s t o ck ( c om ~ n ) None S o l d 02~3/09 J A6. Pa lme~o Bank A Inte~st J T

W~hin~on Mut~l Inv~o~ F~d I~ A Div i dend J T

8. W~dys Inte rna t iona l , Inc . s tock(co~on)~9. M o ~l a s ~ e k ( c om m o n ) A Div i dend J T

I0. M cD on a l ds st oc k ( c om m o n ) A Divid en d J TI I. Ke l logg s s tock ( comm on ) A Div i dend J T1 2. RPM sto~k (comm on) A Div i dend ,1 T1 3 . S u n T ru s t s t ock ( comm on ) " A Div i dend J T1 4 . Trust #1 B Rent M W1 ~ . - -Wacho; i a Na t i ln a l Ban k accoun t s

1 6 . - -Gr eenv i l l e Coan ty . SC

1 7. -Ca ro l ina F i r s t Bank a~coun t s Closed 12/23/09 J


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F IN A N C I AL D I S C L OS U R E R E P O R T [ N a m e o f P e r so n R e p o r t i n g D a t e o f R e p o r tP a g e 5 o f 9] T R A X L E R , J r . , W i l l ia m B .

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V I I . I N V E S T M E N T S a n d T R U S T S - ; n c o . ,~ w t u o , tr ~ , ~ a ~ n , a n a ~ d e , t ~ o , e of sparer and dependent children: see p p . 3 4 - 6 0 of filing Instructions.)NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions.)

A.D e s c r i p t i o n o f A s s e t s( i n c l u d i n g t r u s t a s s e t s ) , r epo r t i ng pe r iod o f r e p o r t i n g p e r i o d

P | ~ " ( X ) " a ~ . e r e a c h a s s e t A ....e.xempl from prior disclosure div., rent, Code2 ]Method( A - H )

1 8 , C o x o l i n a F i r s t B a n k a c o o u n ~ A l n l e r e s t J T

1 9 . Vangua r d G rowth & I ncome Po r t fo l io A Div i dend l T2 0 . Growth Fund of Amer i c a IRA A Div i dend J T21 . New Pe r sp ec t i v e Fund IRA A Div i dend K T

2 2 . Fi r s t C i ti ze n s B ank a c coun t s D Interest N T

23 . Amer i t r a d IRA A Div i dend J T

2 4 . - -MIPS Techno log ie s s t ock ( comm on )

2 5 . - -Honeywe l l s t ock ( comm on )

26 . - -App l i e d Ma t e r i a l s s t ock ( comm on )

27. - -Texas Ins t rument s tock (comm on)

2 8 . Green v i l le F i r s t Bank accoun t s A Interest Closed 04/14/09 K2 9 . Honeywe l l s t ock ( common ) A Div i dend J T30 . B B & T s t oc k ( c o m m o n ) A Div i dend J T31 . H o m e D e p o t s to c k (c o m m o n ) A Div i dend J T3 2 . Pf ize r s tock (common) A Div i dend J T33 . Liber ty L i fe - - who l e l i fe insu r anc e po l i c i e s A Interest J T34 . P ro tec t ive L i fe -- who l e l i f e insu r ance po l i cy A Interest J T

( S e e C o l u m n s B { a n d I M ) F ~-$50,001 - $100,000 O =$100,00l - $1,000.000 H l =$ 1 .000 .001 . $5 ,000 ,000 H2 =Mon~ than $5.000,000Va lu e Code s J ~$ I~,000 or kss K =$ I5 ,00l - $5 0.000 L -$~0,001 . $1 00.0~O M =$100,O01 . $250,000( S e e C o { t t m ~ C | ~ n d D 3 ) N -$250 .001 - $500 ,000 O ~$500,001 - $1 000,flO0 P { =| 1.000,0O | - $5,000,000 P2 --~5,000.001 - $25,000,000

P3 =$.25 ,(~00,001 . $5 0,000,000 P 4 =Mo~ ftu mValue Mflxa: l Codes Q -Ap l~a i sa l R =Co st tRe al Es ~l On ly ) $ =As se ss ru en l T ~C nsh M mke ~( S e e C o l u m n C 2 ) U - B o o k Va l u e V =O~her w = [ s t i m a t e d


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F IN A N C I A L D IS C L O S U R E R E P O R T I N a m e f P e r s n R e P r t l n g D a t e o f R e p o r tP a g e 6 o f 9 T R A XL E R , J r . , W i ll iam B . 05/7 /2010V I I . I N V E S T M E N T S a n d T R U S T S - ~,om ~. , . tu, , t ra~ , ,ao .s a~cl .~

NO~ ~o reportable income, assets, or wansactions.)A . - ......... ~ ............... ~.- .. . . . . . ] ................. ~.- ...................De~fiption of Asse~ I~om e d u rin g G ros s va lu e a t ~d

(incl~ing ~t as~) ~ing~ri~ of repos ing ~dod ._[ ..........Place "~1" afte r ~h ~sc t A m o u n t T~e ( g ., Va lue V a l ~ T~ (e . g . , [ ~te [ Value ] Gain I d e n t i t y o f

( A - H ) o t i n t . ) ( J - P ) C~e 3 rc~mption) ( J -P ) ~ (A-H) (if~va~....................... ...... (Q-~

[ 3 5 . Jeff~son Nat ional Life -- whole l i f* A Interest J Tins~ce ~licy36 . C o n a g r a s m c k ( ~m m o n ) A Div i dend J T37 . P ie dm on t Na tu r a l G~ s tock ( comm on ) A Div i dend J T

~ 3 g . Reg i o n s F i ~ nc i a l Co W. stock (common) A Div i dend J T] ~ . Je f f~on Coun t , F lof i~ 1 /4 in te~st B Rent N W40. S o u t h ~ ro l i n a B ~ k & T ~ t a o c o ~ ts C Interest J T41. I n d e p e n d e n c e B a n k a c c o un t C Interest K T42. Monsanto s tock (common) A Div i dend J T43 . PfLzer stock (common ) A Div i dend J T44. Hil l i a r d Lyon s G ovt . Fond I n c . A Interest J T45 . Put n am Tax Fr e e Mutua l Fund A Interest J T

46 . SCANA s tock ( comm on ) A Div i dend J T47. Fi r s t Save r s Ban k accoun t s B Interest K T48 . Southern Fir s t Bank accotmts A Interest Cl o s e d 04/14109 K49. Savannah Rive r Bank a c coun t B Interest L T5 0 . Wachov ia Bank a c coun t B Interest Closed 08/24109 L51 . S t a t e Cr ed i t Un ion (Y )

I. Income G ain Codes: A = $ 1 . 1 ) 0 0 o r l e s s B =$l .~I . $2.500 C =52.501 - $5.0~0 D = $ 5 , 0 0 1 - $ 1 5 . 0 0 0 E - - - 1 1 5 .0 0 1(See Colum~ B I and D4) F = 5 5 0 , ~ 0 1 - $ I 0 0 , 0 0 0 G ~ $ 1 0 0 . t ~ O l - $ 1 .0 0 O , 0 0 0 Ill =$1,000,001 - $5,000,0~0 H2 -More than2. Value Code~ J -515,000 or less K = $ 1 5 , 0 0 1 - 5 5 0 . 0 0 0 L ~ - - $ 5 0 , ~ 0 1 - $ 1 0 0 , ~ O 0 M ~ $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 1 - $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0( S e e C o lmnm C I mad D3 ) N =$250,001 . $500,000 O = $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 1 - 5 1 . 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 P I ~ $ I , O O 0 , 0 0 1 - $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 P 2 = $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 1 - $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0

P3 =I25,000,001. $50,000,000 P 4 = M o r e t h a n $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 , 0 0 03 . Va l u e M m h o d C O d ~ Q ~ A l~ p ~ a i s a l R ~ (Real Estate On l y ) S = A s . ~ s s T n e n t T =C~h Market[ ~ [See Column C2) U =Book Value V ~ O ~ h e r W =Estimated.....................................................


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N a m e o f P e r s o n R e p o r t in g [ Da t e o f Rep o r tFINANCIAL D I S CL O SU R E R E P O R T[ TRAXLER, Jr., William B.a g e 7 o f 9 0 5 0 ~ n o ~ 0

NONE ~o reportable income, ~sets, or transactions.)A. B. C. D.

~fiption of As~ I n c om e d u r i n g G r o ~ v a l u e a t e n d Tmn~tions d~ing re~ing(including ~ ~) re~ng ~fiod of ~ning pefi~

P~e "~)" ~h ~scl A m o u n t T~ (e.g., V a lu e Val u e T~e (e.g., j Date Value ] Gain [ ld~fity ofexempt~mphordi~los~ C~e I div.,r~t, C o d e 2 Me~ buy, se l l , m~d~y C~e2 [ C~e I [ buy s / s e l l e r( A-H) or in t. ) ( J -P ) Co~ 3 r~mption)

5 2. S P Y F u n d A D i v i d e n d J T( ~ n ) S l d

09/I 1/~9 J A

5 3 . Communi~ South B~k account A Inte~st L T Op~ 09/~/~ L

5 4 . Fi r s t Sout h Bank a c coun t A Interest K T Open 04/15/09 K

5 5 . R B C Bank accoun t None J T O p e n 09/02/09 L5 6 . Ant igon i s h Coun ty , Nova Sco t i a , Canad a None M T B uy 10/05/09 M


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V I II . A D D IT I O N A L IN F O R M A T IO N O R E X P L A N A T I O N S . a ~ , , o , ~ # e ~ o , , )

I n P a r t s I I a n d I I I .A . I - I a m e l ig i b l e f o r a l i fe t im e m o n t h l y r e t ir e m e n t b e n e f i t o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 8 / 2 4 o f 7 1 .3 % o f t b e s a l a r y o f a C i r c u it J u d g e o f S o u t h C a r o l in a .Payment began when I turned 55 years of age on May I, 2003.In Pa r t VI I, #7 , #20 , a nd #21-Tbe company o r f und f ami ly t h a t s pon so r s t h e s e fund s i s Am e r ic a n Fund s .In Par t VII, #14 -- No d is t r ibut ion was m ade f rom the t rus t to m e in 2009. The rang es provid ed rep resen t aggreg a te tota ls for the t rus t .In Pa r t VI I, #51 - - Money wa s t r a n s f e r r e d ou t o f t h i s a c coun t wh ic h r e duc e d t h e am oun t t h e r e in be low n r e po r t ab le l e ve l .In Pa r t VII , #52 -- Th i s i s an exchang e t r aded fund . The fund f am i l y i s SPDR Tru s t Se r i e s 1 .


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[Nzmer " P e r s o n R e p o r t i n g D z l e o f R e p o r tF IN A N C IA L D IS CL OS U R E R E P O R TI T RA X LE R, Jr . , W il lia m B .

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I X . C E R T I FI C AT I O N .I c e r t if y th a t a l l i n f or ma t i o n g i v e n ab o v e ( i n c lu d i n g i n f or ma t i o n p e r t a i n i n g t o m y s po u s e a nd m i no r o r d e p e n d e n t c h i l d r e n , i f a ny ) i s

a c c u r a t e , t ru e , a n d c o mp l e t e t o th e b e s t o f my k no w l e dg e a nd b e l ie f , a n d t h a t a ny i n fo r ma t i o n no t r e po r t e d wa s w i t hh e l d b e c a u s e i t me t a p p l i c abl e s t a t u to r yp r ev i s i o n s p e r m i t ti n g n o n - d i s c l os u r e .! f u r th e r c e r t i fy t h a t e a r n e d i n co m e f r o m o u t s i d e em p l o y men t a nd ho no r a r i a a n d t h e a c c e p t a n c e o f g i ft s wh i c h h av e b e e n r e po r t e d a r e i ncom pl i ance w i th the p rov i s ions o f 5 U .S .C. app . 501 e t . s eq . , 5 U .S .C. 7353 , and Jud i c i a l Confe r enc e r egu l a t i ons .

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FILING INSTRUCTIONSMai l s ig n e d o r i g i n a l a n d 3 a d d i t i on a l c op i e s t o :

C o m m i tt e e o n F i n a n c i a l D i s c lo s u r eAd m i n i s t r a t iv e Of fi c e o f t h e Un i t e d S t a t e s Cou r t sSui te 2 -301O n e C o l u m b u s C i r c l e , N .E .W ash i n g ton , D .C . 2 0 544

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