Walter D. Kelley, Jr.

The Honorable Walter DeKalb Kelley is a federal district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. [ [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=3069 Judges of the United States Courts ] ]

Career

He graduated from Washington & Lee University in 1977, and from the University's School of Law in 1981. Following graduation, Judge Kelley served as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City, and then was in private practice until his nomination to the bench in 2003.

In 2007, Judge Kelley was among several lawyers and jurists recommended by the Virginia Bar Association for two open Virginia seats on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. No one has yet been nominated for those posts. [ [http://www.vba.org/ The Virginia Bar Association ] ] .

Judge Kelley recently joined the worldwide law firm of Jones Day, residing in the Washington, D.C. office.

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