Keith P. Ellison
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Born 1950.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 26, 1999
- Senate vote
- 94 to 4
- Confirmed
- Jun 30, 1999
- Commissioned
- Jul 7, 1999
Education
- B.A., Harvard University, 1972
- B.A., University of Oxford, 1974
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1976
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Skelly Wright, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1976-1977
- Law clerk, Hon. Harry Blackmun, Supreme Court of the United States, 1977-1978
- Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1978-1999
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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