William Duffy Keller
William Duffy Keller | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
Assumed office October 29, 1999 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
In office October 4, 1984 – October 29, 1999 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
Succeeded by | R. Gary Klausner |
Personal details | |
Born |
Los Angeles, California | October 29, 1934
Education |
University of California, Berkeley (B.S.) UCLA School of Law (LL.B.) |
William Duffy Keller (born October 29, 1934) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Education and career
Born in Los Angeles, California,[1] Keller received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1956 and a Bachelor of Laws from the UCLA School of Law in 1960. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Southern District of California from 1961 to 1964. He was in private practice in California from 1964 to 1972. He was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California from 1972 to 1977. He was in private practice in California from 1977 to 1984.[2]
Federal judicial service
Keller was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 11, 1984, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 3, 1984, and received his commission on October 4, 1984. He assumed senior status on October 29, 1999.[2]
References
- ↑ Federal Judiciary Almanac. Wiley. 1986.
- 1 2 "Keller, William Duffy - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Sources
- William Duffy Keller at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California 1984–1999 |
Succeeded by R. Gary Klausner |