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Timothy James Kelly
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Timothy James Kelly serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Sep 5, 2017 by a 94–2 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Sep 5, 2017
- Senate vote
- 94–2
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1969
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaDonald J. Trump · Sep 5, 2017
Education
- Duke UniversityB.A., 1991
- Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D., 1997
Career
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1997-2001, 2002-2003; Loaned associate, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, 1999-2000; Law clerk, Hon. Ronald L. Buckwalter, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2001-2002; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 2003-2007; Trial attorney, Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2013; Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2013-2014; Republican staff director, U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, 2013-2017; Chief counsel for national security and senior crime counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2015-2017
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