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Richard Boykin Kellam

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Richard Boykin Kellam served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Aug 18, 1967. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Lyndon B. Johnson
Confirmed
Aug 18, 1967
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1909

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaLyndon B. Johnson · Aug 18, 1967 – Jun 8, 1996

Education

  • Read law1934

Career

Private practice, Virginia, 1934-1960; Judge, Virginia Circuit Court, Twenty-Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1960-1967

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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