william, clark, kelley, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, jul. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources William Clark O Kelley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message William Clark O Kelley January 2 1930 July 5 2017 was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia William Clark O KelleySenior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of GeorgiaIn office October 1 1996 July 5 2017Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of GeorgiaIn office 1988 1994Preceded byCharles Allen Moye Jr Succeeded byRobert L Vining Jr Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of GeorgiaIn office October 16 1970 October 1 1996Appointed byRichard NixonPreceded bySeat established by 84 Stat 294Succeeded byRichard W StoryPersonal detailsBorn 1930 01 02 January 2 1930Atlanta GeorgiaDiedJuly 5 2017 2017 07 05 aged 87 Residence s Norcross Georgia U S EducationEmory University AB LLB Contents 1 Education and career 1 1 Federal judicial service 2 See also 3 ReferencesEducation and career editBorn in Atlanta Georgia O Kelley received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Emory University in 1951 and a Bachelor of Laws from Emory University School of Law in 1953 He was in the United States Air Force from 1953 to 1957 thereafter remaining in the United States Air Force Reserve until 1966 He was in private practice in Atlanta from 1957 to 1959 and was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Northern District of Georgia from 1959 to 1961 returning to private practice in Atlanta until 1970 He was also a special hearing officer for the United States Department of Justice from 1962 to 1968 1 Federal judicial service edit On October 7 1970 O Kelley was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia created by 84 Stat 294 He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13 1970 and received his commission on October 16 1970 He was assigned as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1980 to 1987 and was Chief Judge of the Northern District of Georgia from 1988 to 1994 1 He assumed senior status on October 1 1996 serving in that status until his death of cancer on July 5 2017 2 See also editList of United States federal judges by longevity of serviceReferences edit a b O Kelley William Clark Federal Judicial Center fjc gov Retrieved July 12 2017 Yeomans Curt 8 July 2017 Longtime federal judge Norcross resident O Kelley remembered for celebrated career Gwinnett Daily Post Legal officesPreceded bySeat established by 84 Stat 294 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia1970 1996 Succeeded byRichard W StoryPreceded byCharles Allen Moye Jr Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia1988 1994 Succeeded byRobert L Vining Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Clark O 27Kelley amp oldid 1184601814, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
