James Kelleher Bredar
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Senior status. Born 1957.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 21, 2010
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 16, 2010
- Commissioned
- Dec 17, 2010
- Senior status
- Apr 30, 2024
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1998-2010
Education
- B.A., Harvard University, 1979
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1982
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Richard P. Matsch, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1983-1984
- Deputy district attorney, Fourteenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1984-1985
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Colorado, 1985-1989
- Assistant federal public defender, District of Colorado, 1989-1991, 1992
- Director, London office, Vera Institute of Justice, 1991-1992
- Federal public defender, District of Maryland, 1992-1998
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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