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Kelley Brisbon Hodge
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Kelley Brisbon Hodge serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Dec 6, 2022 by a 52–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Dec 6, 2022
- Senate vote
- 52–44
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1971
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaJoseph R. Biden · Dec 6, 2022
Education
- University of VirginiaB.A., 1993
- University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (now University of Richmond School of Law)J.D., 1996
Career
Assistant public defender, Richmond, Virginia, 1997-2003; assistant public defender I, 1997-1999; assistant public defender II, 1999-2001; senior assistant public defender, 2001-2003; Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004-2011; assistant chief, Municipal Court Unit, 2007-2009; chief, Municipal Court Unit, 2009-2010; assistant chief, Juvenile Court Unit, 2010-2011; Adjunct professor, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2010, 2011; Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] Commission on Crime and Delinquency, 2011-2015; safe schools advocate, 2011-2015; acting director, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2015; Title IX coordinator and executive assistant to the president, University of Virginia, 2015-2016; Private practice, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, 2016-2017, 2018-2020; District attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2017-2018; Adjunct professor, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, 2019-; Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2020-2022; Adjunct professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 2021-
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