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Biography

Keady, William Colbert
Born April 2, 1913, in Greenville, MS
Died June 16, 1989

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on March 26, 1968, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; Confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1968, and received commission on April 4, 1968. Served as chief judge, 1968-1982. Assumed senior status on April 26, 1983. Service terminated on June 16, 1989, due to death.

Education:
Washington University School of Law, LL.B., 1936

Professional Career:
Private practice, Greenville, Mississippi, 1936-1968
Member, Mississippi House of Representatives, 1940-1943
Member, Mississippi State Senate, 1944-1945

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male


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Manuscript Information

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Frank Minis Johnson papers, 1945-1989; 133.6 linear ft. (116,000 items); finding aid;
restricted; correspondence.


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Bibliography Information

Keady, William C. All Rise: Memoirs of a Mississippi Federal Judge. Boston: Recollections Bound, 1988.



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