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William Joseph Kayatta Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013

William Joseph Kayatta Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The Senate voted 88–12 on the nomination on Feb 13, 2013 (Nomination Confirmed).

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit
    113th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    88–12 · Feb 13, 2013

Education

  • Amherst CollegeB.A., 1976
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1979

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Frank M. Coffin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1979-1980; Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1980-2013

Biography

William Joseph Kayatta Jr. (born 1953) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

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