PETE WILLIAMS

Pete Williams is an NBC News correspondent based in Washington, DC. He has been covering the Justice Department and the U.S. Supreme Court since March 1993. Williams was a key reporter on the Microsoft anti-trust trial and Judge Jackson's decision. Prior to joining NBC News, Williams served as a press official on Capitol Hill, then as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs under Dick Cheney. A native of Casper, Wyoming, Williams is a 1974 graduate of Stanford University and has received a First Amendment Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.