Kennedy, Henry Harold Jr. Born 1948 in Columbia, SC Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Nominated by William J. Clinton on May 15, 1997, to a seat vacated by Joyce Hens Green. Confirmed by the Senate on September 4, 1997, and received commission on September 18, 1997. Assumed senior status due to certified disability on November 18, 2011. U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1976-1979 Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1970 Harvard Law School, J.D., 1973 Professional Career: Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1973 Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1973-1976 Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1979-1997