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William Duffy Keller

William Duffy Keller

American judge (born 1934)

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.

Quick Facts Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ...

Education and career

Born in Los Angeles, California,[2] 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.[3]

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.[3]

References

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    Restoring checks and balances in the confirmation process of United States attorneys : hearing before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, on H.R. 580, March 6, 2007. 4.J 89/1:110-22 (2007)
  2. [2]
    Federal Judiciary Almanac. Wiley. 1986. ISBN 9780471839019.
  3. [3]
    William Duffy Keller at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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