Timothy James Kelly
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Born 1969.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jun 7, 2017
- Senate vote
- 94 to 2
- Confirmed
- Sep 5, 2017
- Commissioned
- Sep 8, 2017
Education
- B.A., Duke University, 1991
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1997
Career
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1997-2001, 2002-2003
- Loaned associate, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, 1999-2000
- Law clerk, Hon. Ronald L. Buckwalter, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2001-2002
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 2003-2007
- Trial attorney, Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2013
- Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2013-2014
- Republican staff director, U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, 2013-2017
- Chief counsel for national security and senior crime counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2015-2017
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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