William Colbert Keady
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William Colbert Keady (April 2, 1913 – June 16, 1989) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Greenville, Mississippi, Keady received an LL.B. from Washington University School of Law in 1936. He was in private practice in Greenville, Mississippi from 1936 to 1968. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1940 to 1943, and of the Mississippi State Senate from 1944 to 1945.
On March 26, 1968, Keady was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 3, 1968, and received his commission on April 4, 1968. He served as chief judge from 1968 to 1982, and assumed senior status on April 26, 1983. Keady served in that capacity until his death, aged 76, in 1989.[where?]
Sources
- William Colbert Keady at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi 1968–1983 |
Succeeded by Neal Brooks Biggers, Jr. |
- Vague or ambiguous geographic scope from November 2014
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1913 births
- 1989 deaths
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
- People from Greenville, Mississippi
- Washington University School of Law alumni
