Richard Boykin Kellam
Richard Boykin Kellam | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
In office May 30, 1981 – June 8, 1996 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
In office 1973–1979 | |
Preceded by | Walter Edward Hoffman |
Succeeded by | John Ashton MacKenzie |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
In office August 25, 1967 – May 30, 1981 | |
Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Seat established by 80 Stat. 75 |
Succeeded by | Robert G. Doumar |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Boykin Kellam May 30, 1909 read law |
Richard Boykin Kellam (May 30, 1909 – June 8, 1996) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
On July 17, 1967, Kellam was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 18, 1967, and received his commission on August 25, 1967. He served as Chief Judge from 1973 to 1979, and assumed senior status on May 30, 1981. Kellam served in that capacity until his death, on June 8, 1996, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[1] He was regarded by the local trial lawyers as the best prepared, most fair of the federal jurist in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Family
Kellam was one of twelve sons, part of a well known political family in Southeast Virginia. His father, Abel Kellam, served as clerk of the
References
- ^ a b Richard Boykin Kellam at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Dougherty, Kerry (November 30, 2006). "Mrs. Kellam remembered for more than famous name". The Virginian Pilot. Pilotonline.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Bill Tracking - 2005 session > Legislation". leg1.state.va.us.
- ^ "Beach revenue commissioner files to run for Congress - philkellam.com, 23 August 2006". Archived from the original on August 23, 2006. Retrieved August 23, 2006.
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Sources
- Richard Boykin Kellam at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.