AO I0 Rev.

1/2011

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2010

2. Court or Organization U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
5a. Report Type (check appropriate type) ] Nomination, [] Initial Date [] Annual [] Final

Report Required by the Ethics in Government Act ofl978 (5 U.S.C. app. ,,Y,~ IOl-ll l)

I. Person Reporting (last name, first, middle initial) TRAXLER. Jr., William B.
4. Title (Article III judge~ indicate active or senior status; magistrate judges indicate full- or part-time)

3. Date of Report 05/04/201 I 6. Reporting Period 01/01/7010 to 12/31/2010

Circuit Court Judge (Active)

5b. [] Amended Repor~

7. Chamber~ or Office Address 300 E. Washington Street, Suite 222 Greenville, SC 29601

8. On the basis of the information contained in this Report and any modifications pertaining thereto, it is, in my opinion, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Reviewing Officer

Date

IMPORTANT NOTES: The instructions accompanying this form must be followed Complete all parts,
checking the NONE box for each part where you have no reportable information. Sign on last page.

I. POSITIONS. ~ne~,on~ng ~ndlvid.al only; ,e, pp. 9-13 o[fillng instructions.)

~1 NONE (No reportable positions.) POSITION
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Visiting professor

NAME OF ORGANIZATION/ENTITY Charleston School of Law

II. AGREEMENTS. me~,or~ng individual only; see pp. 14-16 of fillng instructions.)
~ NONE (No reportable agreements.)

DATE
I. 05/00/92 2. 3.

PARTIES AND TERMS

State of S.C. Circuit Judge Retirement benefit (see I II.A. 1)

Traxler Jr., William B.

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Name of Person Reporting TRAXLER, Jr., William B.

Date of Report 0510412011

III. NON-INVESTMENT INCOME. tReporan~ individual andspouse; see pp. 17-24 offiling instruction~)
A. Filers Non-Investment Income D NONE(No reportable DATE
I. 2010 2.2010 3. 4.
non-investment

income.) SOURCE AND TYPE INCOME

(yours, not spouses)

State of S.C. Circuit Judge Retirement benefit Charleston School of Law - teaching

$68,191.32 $2,207.00

B. Spouses Non-Investment Income - If you were married during any portion of the reporting year, complete this section.
(Dollar amount not required except for honoraria.)

NONE (No reportable non-investment income.) DATE SOURCE AND TYPE

Greenville TEC - Salary

1.2010 2. 3. 4.

IV. REIMBURSEMENTS -transportation, Iodglng, food, entertainment.

(Includes those to spouse and dependent children; see pp. 25-27 of filing instructions.)

~]

NONE (No reportable reimbursements.) SOURCE DATES

2/21/10 - 2/22/10 2/26/10 - 2/28/I 0

LOCATION
Charleston, South Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina

PURPOSE
Teaching at law school Judging moot court competition Seminar at law school

ITEMS PAID OR PROVIDED

Hotel, meals, mileage Hotel, meals, mileage

I. 2.

Charleston School of Law University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-School of Law Charleston School of Law

3. 4. 5.

I l/4/l 0 - l I/5/10

Charleston, South Carolina

Hotel, meals, mileage

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Name of Person Reporting TRAXLER, Jr., \Villiam B.

Date of Report 05/04/201 I

V. GIFTS. anclud~,hose to ,pouse and dependent children: ~ee pp. 28-31 of filing instructions.) NONE (]go reportable gifts.)
SOURCE
I. 2. 3. 4.

DESCRIPTION

VALUE

5.

VI. LIABILITIES. ancl~de~ those o/~po~e and dependent children; see pp. 32-33 of fdlng instructions.)
D

NONE (No reportable liabilities.) CREDITOR DESCRIPTION

Student Loan

VALUECODE
K

I. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Citibank

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Name of Person Reporling TRAXLER, Jr., William B.

Date of Report 05/04/2011

VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS - inco ..... olue, transactions (Includes those of spouse and dependent children; see pp. 34-60 of fillng instructions.)
~--~ NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions.) Description of Assets (including trust assets) Place "(X)" after each asset exempt from prior disclosure
Income during Gross value at end

Transactions during reporting period (I) Type (e.g., buy, sell, redemption) (2) (3) (4) Date Value Gain mm/ddhyy Code 2 Code I (J-P) (A-H) (5) Identity of buyer/seller (if private transaction)

reporting period (I) (2) Amount Type (e.g., Code I div., tent, (A-H) or int.)

of reporting period (I) (2) Value Value Code 2 Method (J-P) Code 3 (Q-W)
M M K J J K J J J J J L W W W T T T T T T T T W

I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

Greenville County, S.C. (2) Leon County, Fla. (3) Leon County, Fla., 1/5 interest Sonoco stock (common) Palmetto Bank Washington Mutual Investors Fund IRA Motorola stock (common) McDonalds stock (common) Kelloggs stock (common) RPM stock (common) Sun Trust stock (common)" Trust #1 --Wachovia National Bank accounts --Greenville County, SC Carolina First Bank accounts Vanguard Growth & Income Portfolio Growth Fund of America IRA A A A A A A A B A A A

None None None Dividend Interest Dividend None Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Rent

Interest Dividend Dividend

K J K

T T T

I. Income Gain Codes: (See Colunms BI and D4) 2. Value Coders (Scc Colum~ CI and D3) 3. Value ,Meth,...d Codes (See Column C2)

A =$1.000 or less F =$50.001 . $109.000 J =$15.000 ~ less N -$250.001 - $500.000 P3 =$25.000.001 - $50.000.000 Q =Appraisal U =Book Value

B =$1,001 - $2.500 G =$100.001 - $1.000.000 K =$15.COI - 550.000 O =$500.001 - 51.000.000 R =Cost (Real Eslarc Only) V =Other

C =52.501 - $5.000 III =$1.000,001 - $5.0~0.000 L =$50.001 . 5100.000 PI =51.000.001 - $5.000,000 P4 =More than $50.000.000 S =Asscssmem W =Estimated

D =$5.001 - $15.000 112 =More Ihan $5.000.000 M =$100,001 - $250.000 P2 =$5.000,001 - $25.00~.000 T =Cash Market

E =$15,001 - $50.000

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VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS - into .....
D
A. Description of Assets B. Income during

Name of Person Reporting TRAXLER, Jr., William B.

Date of Report 05/04/2011

lue, transactions (Includes those of spouse and dependent children; seepp. 34-60 of fillng instructions.)

NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions.)

C. Gross value at end D. Transactions during reporling period

(including trust assets)

Place "IX)" after each asset exempt from prior disclosure

reporting period

of reporting period

I O)
[ Amount ! Code I i (A-H) I

(2)
Type (e.g., div., rent, or int.)

(I)
Value Code 2 (J-P)

(2)
Value Method Code 3 (Q-W)

(i)
Type (e.g., buy, sell, redemption)

(2)

(3)

(4)
Gain Code I (A-H)

(5)
Identity of buyer/seller (if private transaction)

Date Value mm/dd~/y Code 2 (J-P)

18. 19. 20. 21.

New Perspective Fund IRA First Citizens Bank accounts Ameritrade IRA --MIPS Technologies stock (common)

A C A

Dividend Interest Dividend

K N J

T T T

22. --Honeywell stock (common) 23. 24. 25. 26. --Applied Materials stock (common) --Texas Instrument stock (common) Honeywell stock (common) (Y) BB&Tstock (common)
A A A A A A A A A

Dividend Dividend Dividend Interest Interest Interest Dividend Dividend Dividend

J J J J J J J J J

T T T T T T T T T

27. Home Depot stock (common) 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Pfizer stock (common) Liberty Life -- whole life insurance policies Protective Life -- whole life insurance policy Jefferson National Life -- whole life insurance policy Conagra stock (common) Piedmont Natural Gas stock (common) Regions Financial Corp. stock (common)

I. Income Gain Codes: (See Columns B I and/)4) 2. Value Codes ISce Columns CI and D3) 3. Value I".tclhod Codes (Scc Column C2)

A =$1.000 or less F =$50.001 - $100,000 J =$15.000 or less N =$250.001 - $500.000 P3 = $25,000.001 - $50.000,000 Q =Appraisal U =Book Value

B =$1,001 - $2.500 G =$ 100.001 - $1.000.000 K =$15.001 - $50.000 O =$500.001 - $1,000.000 R ::Cost (Real I~ate Only) V =O~her

C =$2,501 - $5,000 I ~ l =$1,000,001 - $5.000.000 L =$50.001 - $100.000 PI =$1.000,001 - $5.000,000 P4 = More than $50.000.0~0 S =Asscssmcn! W =Estimated

D =$5,001 - $15,000 112 =More than $5.000.000 M =$100.001 - $250.000 P2 =$5.000.001 - $25.000.000 T =Cash Markc~

E =$15.0OI - $50.000

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Name of Person Reporting TRAXLER, Jr., William B.

Date of Report 05/04/201 I

V I I. I N V E S T M E N T S a n d T R U S T S - i.co..e, volu., transactions (Includes those of spouse and dependent children; see pp. 34-60 of filing instructions.)
D NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions.) Description of Assets (including trust assets) Place "(X)" after each asset exempt from prior disclosure Income during reporting period I {i) Amount Type (e.g., Code I div., rent, (A-H) or int.) Gross value at end of reporting period O) (2) Value Value Code 2 Method (J-P) Code 3 Transactions during rel~orting period
(I) Type (e.g., buy, sell, redemption) (2) (3) (4) Date Value Gain mm/dd:~y Code 2 Code I (J-P) (A-H) (5) Identity of buyer/seller (if private transaction)

35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.

Jefferson Counly, Florida 1/4 interest South Carolina Bank & Trust accounts Independence Bank account Monsanto stock (common) Pfizer stock (common) Hilliard Lyons Govt. Fund Inc. Putnam Tax Free Mutual Fund SCANA stock (common) First SaversBank accounts Savannah River Bank account SPY Fund Community South Bank account First South Bank account RBC Bank account-USA Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada RBC Bankaccount-Canada NBSC Bank account

B B A A A A A A A A A A B

Rent Interest Interest Dividend Dividend Interest Interest Dividend Interest Interest Dividend Interest Interest None None None

N M K J J J J J K L J

W T T T T T T T T T T Closed 03~9/10 L

K K M K M

T T T T T Open Open 04/15/10 J

Interest

01/22/10 M

I. Income Gain Codes: (See Columns BI and 1)4) 2. Value Codes ISce Columns CI and D3) 3. Value Method Codes (See Column C2)

A =$1,000 or less F =$50.001 - $100.000 J =$15.000 ,at less N =$250.001 - $500,000 P3 =$25,000.001 - $50.000.000 Q =Appraisal U = Book Value

B =$1,001 - $2,500 G =$100.001 - $1.000,000 K =$15.001 - $50.000 O =$500.001 - $1,000.000 R =Cost (Real Estate Only) V =O~her

C =$2,501 - $5,000 III =$1,000.001 - $5.000.000 L =$50.001 - $100.000 PI :$1,000.001 - $5.000.000 P4 =Mo than $50,000,000 S =Asscssmen! W =Estimated

D =$5.001 - $15,000 112 =More ~han $5.000.000 M =$100.001 - $250.000 P2 =$5.000.001 - $25.000.000 T =Cash Market

E =$15.091 - $50.000

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Name of Person Reporting TRAXLER, Jr., William B.

Date of Report 05/04/2011

VIII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR EXPLANATIONS. (tn,ticate part of report.)

In Parts II and III.A.I-- I am eligible for a lifetime monthly retirement benefit ofapproximately 18/24 of 71.3% ofthe salary of a Circuit Judge of South Carolina. Payment began when ! turned 55 years ofage on May I, 2003. In Part VII, #6, #17, and #18-The company or fund family that sponsors these funds is American Funds. In Part VII, #12 - No distribution was made from the trust to me in 2010. The ranges provided represent aggregate totals for the trust. In Part VII, #40 - The company or fund family is Hilliard Lyons. In Part VII, #41 - The company or fund family is Putnam Investments. In Part VII, #45 - This is an exchange traded fund. The fund family is SPDR Trust Series 1.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT Page 8 of 8 IX. CERTIFICATION.

Name of Person Reporting TRAXLER, Jr., \Villiam B.

Date of Report 05/04/2011

I certify that all information given above (including information pertaining to my spouse and minor or dependent children, if any) is accurate, true, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that any information not reported was withheld because it met applicable statutory provisions permitting non-disclosure. ! further certify that earned income from outside employment and honoraria and the acceptance of gifts which have been reported are in compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. app. 501 et. seq., 5 U.S.C. 7353, and Judicial Conference regulations.

Signature: S/William B. TRAXLER, Jr.

NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILFULLY FALSIFIES OR FALLS TO FILE THIS REPORT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS (5 U.S.C. app. 104)

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