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Walter DeKalb Kelley Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia · 2004

Walter DeKalb Kelley Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The Senate voted 94–0 on the nomination on Jun 23, 2004 (Nomination Confirmed).

Senate votes: 1

Senate confirmation votes

United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia
108th Congress · Nomination Confirmed94–0 · Jun 23, 2004

Education

Washington and Lee UniversityB.A., 1977
Washington and Lee University School of LawJ.D., 1981

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Ellsworth A. Van Graafeiland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1981-1982; Private practice, Norfolk, Virginia, 1982-2004; Adjunct professor of law, Regent University, 2003; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2008-

Biography

Walter DeKalb Kelley Jr. (born July 28, 1955) is an American jurist who served as United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from August 2004 to May 2008.

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