William Duffy Keller

William Duffy Keller (born October 29, 1934) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

William D. Keller
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office October 29, 1999
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office October 4, 1984 – October 29, 1999
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Seat established by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded by	R. Gary Klausner
United States Attorney for the Central District of California
In office 1972–1977
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Robert L. Meyer[1]
Succeeded by	Robert L. Brosio (acting)[1]
Personal details
Born	William Duffy Keller (1934-10-29) October 29, 1934 Los Angeles, California
Education	University of California, Berkeley (B.S.) UCLA School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Los Angeles, California,[2] Keller received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1956 and a Bachelor of Laws from the UCLA School of Law in 1960. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Southern District of California from 1961 to 1964. He was in private practice in California from 1964 to 1972. He was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California from 1972 to 1977. He was in private practice in California from 1977 to 1984.[3]

Federal judicial service

Keller was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 11, 1984, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 3, 1984, and received his commission on October 4, 1984. He assumed senior status on October 29, 1999.[3]

References

1. Restoring checks and balances in the confirmation process of United States attorneys : hearing before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, on H.R. 580, March 6, 2007. 4.J 89/1:110-22 (2007)
2. Federal Judiciary Almanac. Wiley. 1986.
3. "Keller, William Duffy - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

• William Duffy Keller at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 98 Stat. 333	Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California 1984–1999	Succeeded by R. Gary Klausner