Robert J. Kelleher
Robert J. Kelleher | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
In office March 5, 1983 – June 20, 2012 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
In office December 21, 1970 – March 5, 1983 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Seat established by 84 Stat. 294 |
Succeeded by | Alicemarie Huber Stotler |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Joseph Kelleher May 5, 1913 New York City, New York |
Died | June 20, 2012 Los Angeles, California | (aged 99)
Education | Williams College (AB) Harvard University (JD) |
Tennis career | |
Country (sports) | United States |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2000 (member page) |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | 2R (1934, 1935) |
Robert Joseph Kelleher (March 5, 1913 – June 20, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and an American tennis player and official, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.
Education and career
Born on May 5, 1913, in
Federal judicial service
Kelleher was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 15, 1970, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, to a new seat authorized by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1970, and received his commission on December 21, 1970. He assumed senior status on March 5, 1983. Kelleher became the oldest serving federal judge in America in 2012 after Wesley E. Brown died at the age of 104.[2] He died on June 20, 2012 at the age of 99 in Los Angeles.[1][3]
Notable cases
In 1977, Kelleher served as the judge in the separate trials
Tennis career
Kelleher was the New England Intercollegiate Doubles Champion in 1933 and won the Eastern Collegiate Doubles the same year.[citation needed] He won the Canadian mixed doubles championship in 1947 with his wife Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher.[citation needed] Kelleher was the U.S. Davis Cup Captain in 1962–63 (winning in 1963) and was a three-time U.S. Hard Court 45s doubles champion.[citation needed]
As president of the
See also
References
- ^ a b Robert Joseph Kelleher at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Robert J. Kelleher, 99; oldest serving federal judge - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ a b Noland, Claire (June 20, 2012). "Robert J. Kelleher dies at 99; pivotal tennis official became federal judge". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- Toledo Blade. September 12, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ Noe, Denise. "Christopher Boyce & Andrew Daulton Lee". Crime Library. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ Finn, Robin (June 22, 2012). "Robert J. Kelleher, Judge and Tennis Official, Dies at 99". The New York Times.