Barbara Keenan
| Barbara Keenan | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Approval vote: | 99-0 |
| Active: | 3/2/2010 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Hiram Widener |
| Past post: | Supreme Court of Virginia |
| Past term: | 1991-2010 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1950 |
| Home State: | Vienna, Austria |
| Bachelors: | Cornell U. |
| Law School: | George Washington U. '74 |
| Grad. School: | U. of Virginia Law '92 (L.L.M.) |
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Barbara Milano Keenan (b. 1950) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She was appointed to the court by President Barack Obama. [1][2][3][4]
Previous to her appointment to the Fourth Circuit, Keenan was a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. She was appointed to the Supreme Court by Democratic Governor Wilder in 1991 and her final term would have ended on June 30, 2015 but for her elevation to the federal courts. [5]
Early life and education
A graduate of Cornell University, Justice Keenan earned her J.D. from George Washington University (1974) and her L.L.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law (1992). [4]
Professional career
Justice Keenan served as the Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for Fairfax County from 1974 to 1976. In 1980, she served as Judge in the General District Court of Fairfax County from 1980 to 1982, and in 1982, became Judge on the Circuit Court where she stayed until 1985. From 1985 to 1991, Keenan served as Judge on the Virginia Court of Appeals, and in 1991, became a Supreme Court Justice, where she served until 2010. [4]
Federal judgeship nomination
President Obama has nominated Judge Keenan for a federal judgeship on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. [6][7] Keenan was recommended to the President for nomination by Senators Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner on June 2, 2009. [8] The Senate confirmed her nomination 99-0 on March 2, 2010 [9] and Keenan received her commission on March 9, 2010. [4]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Keenan had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 7, 2009. [10]
Awards and associations
In 2004, Justice Keenan was recognized by a bipartisan legal reform group, Common Good, with the "Gatekeeper Awards." The award "highlights the appropriate role of judges in determining who can sue for what." The case that earned her the award was "Donna P. Thurmond v. Prince William Professional Baseball Club, Inc., No. 020116, Supreme Court of Virginia, January 10, 2003," which ruled that a spectator at a baseball event could not sue for injuries sustained from a foul ball.[11]
Notable cases
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References
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch "Keenan confirmed for 4th Circuit judgeship", March 3, 2010
- ↑ Washington Post: Virginia Politics Blog "Keenan confirmed, legislators to pick a replacement on Virginia Supreme Court", March 2, 2010
- ↑ The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times, "Senate Confirms Nominee for 4th Circuit", March 2, 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Judge Keenan's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ Justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia
- ↑ White House Press Release "President Obama Nominates Justice Barbara Milano Keenan for United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit", September 14, 2009
- ↑ White House Press Release "Nominations Sent to the Senate", September 14, 2009
- ↑ Senator Warner Press Release "Statement on White House Nomination of Justice Barbara Keenan for Federal Appeals Court Vacancy", September 14, 2009
- ↑ Keenan Senate vote
- ↑ Judicial Nomination Materials
- ↑ Common Good press release 3/10/04
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Hiram Widener |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 2010–present |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2009 |
Gerard Lynch • David Hamilton • Sonia Sotomayor • Andre Davis • D.P. Marshall • Richard Seeborg • Jeffrey Viken • Charlene Honeywell • Irene Berger • Roberto Lange • Christina Reiss • Dolly Gee • Jacqueline Nguyen • Abdul Kallon • William Conley • Nancy D. Freudenthal • Gloria M. Navarro • Florence Pan • | ||
| 2010 |
Barbara Keenan • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Denny Chin • Leonard Stark • Joseph Greenaway • Thomas Vanaskie • Mark Goldsmith • Elena Kagan • Beverly Martin • Mary Murguia • Ellen Hollander • James Wynn • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Susan Richard Nelson • Audrey Fleissig • Timothy S. Black • James Bredar • Sharon Coleman • Leslie Kobayashi • Kimberly Mueller • Catherine Eagles • Benita Pearson • Jane Stranch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • Rosanna Peterson • Albert Diaz • Brian Jackson • J. Michelle Childs • Richard Mark Gergel • Josephine S. Tucker • Lucy H. Koh • Marisa Demeo • Tanya Walton Pratt • Jon E. DeGuilio • Elizabeth Erny Foote • Marc Thomas Treadwell • Gary Feinerman • William J. Martinez • Scott Matheson • Raymond Lohier • Todd E. Edelman • John A. Gibney • Edmond E. Chang • Carlton W. Reeves • Denise Casper • Robert Leon Wilkins • Beryl A. Howell • Maria Elizabeth Raffinan • | ||
| 2011 |
Sue Myerscough • James Graves • Bernice Donald • Christopher Droney • Claire Cecchi • Esther Salas • Henry Floyd • Morgan Christen • Evan Wallach • Diana Saldaña • Michael Urbanski • Cathy Bissoon • Anthony J. Battaglia • Edward Chen • Sharon L. Gleason • Marco A. Hernandez • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. • Nelva Gonzales Ramos • Timothy M. Cain • Scott W. Skavdahl • John A. Ross • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • John A. Kronstadt • Edward J. Davila • R. Brooke Jackson • James E. Boasberg • James E. Shadid • Steve C. Jones • John McConnell • Amy Totenberg • Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers • Paul K. Holmes • Susan L. Carney • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. • Amy B. Jackson • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Michael H. Simon • Kathleen M. Williams • Marina Marmolejo • Susan Hickey • Mae A. D'Agostino • Jimmie V. Reyna • Robert David Mariani • Ramona V. Manglona • J. Paul Oetken • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Mark Raymond Hornak • Vincent L. Briccetti • Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. • Sara Lynn Darrow • Kevin Hunter Sharp • Paul A. Engelmayer • Wilma Lewis • Nancy Torresen • Alison J. Nathan • Corinne Ann Beckwith • William Kuntz • Nannette Jolivette-Brown • Dana Christensen • Edgardo Ramos • Katherine Forrest • Stephen Higginson • Richard G. Andrews • James Gilstrap • Jennifer Zipps • Ronnie Abrams • Jennifer Di Toro • Yvonne Williams • | ||
| Unconfirmed |
Louis Butler • Charles Day • Linda T. Walker • Goodwin Liu • Victoria F. Nourse • Michael C. Green • Natasha P. Silas • | ||
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