Gino Warren Williams was born in Roanoke, Virginia, on December 28, 1959. He was raised and has spent his entire life in Floyd County, Virginia. He graduated from Floyd County High School in 1978. He received a B.A. from Virginia Tech in History in 1982, and a Juris Doctor Degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, at the College of William and Mary, in 1986.  In 1981 Brother Williams was appointed to the Floyd Town Council where he served until, he was elected Mayor of the Town in 1982, a position he held until 1992.  After graduation from law school, he joined the law firm of Lineberry and Profitt, where he practiced for two years.  He would later join the firm of Profitt and Williams and would remain there until he was elected as Commonwealth’s Attorney for Floyd County in November of 1992.  He served in that capacity until April 2003, when he was appointed as a General District Court Judge for the 27th Judicial District of Virginia.  He served in the General District Court until his retirement on November 1, 2026. He served as the Chief Judge of the 27th Judicial District from 2006 to 2026.

Brother Williams was Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on September 30, 1997, in Floyd Lodge No. 329, where he is a member and where he served as Worshipful Master in 2001, 2006 and 2013, and as Secretary from 2013 to 2025.  He is also a charter member of Blue Ridge Lodge of Research No 1738.  He was District Deputy Grand Master of Masonic District 43 in 2002. He served as Administrative Assistant to the Grand Master in 2016. He has also served as a committeeman on the Committee on Appeals and Committee on Jurisprudence. He has been a member of the Board of Governors of MAHOVA – Your Masonic Community since 2017, where he has previously served as Treasurer.  He has also served as an ex-officio member of the Grand Lodge A.F.& A.M. of Virginia Library, Museum and Historical Preservation Trust, Inc. Board of Directors since 2022.  Brother Williams was elected to the Office of Grand Junior Deacon in November 2021.

Brother Williams is a 32nd KCCH member of the Valley of Roanoke, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. He is a member of Taylor Chapter No. 70, Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons in Virginia and Grand Council of Cryptic Masons in Virginia. He is a member of the Kazim Shrine and a member of the New River Valley Shrine Club. Additionally, he is a member of New River Valley Commandery No. 32 Knights Templar, a Knight Companion of the St. Cornelius the Centurion Conclave of the Red Cross of Constantine, a member of Fort Andrew Lewis Council No. 81 Knights Mason, a member of Richard Amos Debusk Council No. 575, Allied Masonic Degrees, and a member of Wilderness York Rite College No. 94.

Brother Williams currently is a member of the Board of the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP). He is a former member and Vice-Chairman of the Self-Represented Litigants sub-committee of the Virginia Access to Justice Commission, Past President of The Association of District Court Judges of Virginia, Inc., a former Chairman and member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission and a member of the American Judges Association.

Within Floyd County, Brother Williams is the golf coach at Floyd County High School, the President of the Floyd County Historical Society, Inc., a member of the Floyd County Library Building Fund, Inc. of the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library, holds membership in the Floyd Moose Lodge No. 2300 and Legion of the Moose No. 122. He is a Past President, and Board member, of the Floyd County Recreation Association (doing business as Great Oaks Country Club), Past Chairman of the Floyd-Floyd County Public Service Authority and a former member of the Floyd-Floyd County Public Recreational Facilities Authority. He was the Incorporator and initial Board member of Medical Charities of Floyd County, Virginia, Inc., Floyd County Cares Inc., the Floyd Parks Committee, Inc., and the Floyd County Historical Preservation Trust, Inc.

He is a Past President and former Board member of the Smith Mountain Lake 4-H Educational Conference Center (now the Skelton Center), a former member of the Board of the Carilion-New River Valley Health Foundation and Carilion-New River Valley Hospital, and former board member of the Southwest Governors School for the Gifted. He is a life member of the Virginia 4-H All Stars and an active member of Floyd United Methodist Church.

Brother Williams is married to the former Vickie Ann Hamblin. They have a son, Brother Tyler, who is 2024 graduate of Virginia Tech and a current second year law student, and a daughter, Karlee, who is a 2026 graduate of Bluefield State University and a current graduate student at Liberty University. In his spare time, Brother Williams likes to play golf, read, and collect historic memorabilia about Floyd County.