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James Kelleher Bredar
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
James Kelleher Bredar serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Dec 16, 2010. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Dec 16, 2010
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1957
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MarylandBarack Obama · Dec 16, 2010
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
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