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Richard Kellam
Richard Boykin Kellam (1909-1996) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.[1]
Kellam was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1967, and received commission on August 25. He served as chief judge from 1973-1979. He assumed senior status on May 30, 1981, and served in that capacity until his death on June 8, 1996.[1]
Early life and education
- Read law, 1934[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Virginia, 1934-1960
- Judge, Circuit Court, 28th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, 1960-1967[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Virginia
Kellam was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1967, and received commission on August 25. He served as chief judge from 1973-1979. He assumed senior status on May 30, 1981, and served in that capacity until his death on June 8, 1996.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Kellam's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Virginia 1967–1996 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Robert Doumar
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
