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James Kelleher Bredar

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland · 2010

James Kelleher Bredar , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. James Kelleher Bredar (born February 6, 1957) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court.

Education

  • Harvard UniversityB.A., 1979
  • Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D., 1982

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Richard P. Matsch, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1983-1984; Deputy district attorney, Fourteenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1984-1985; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Colorado, 1985-1989; Assistant federal public defender, District of Colorado, 1989-1991, 1992; Director, London office, Vera Institute of Justice, 1991-1992; Federal public defender, District of Maryland, 1992-1998

Biography

James Kelleher Bredar (born February 6, 1957) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court.

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