Kallon, Abdul Karim Born 1969 in Freetown, Sierra Leone Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama Nominated by Barack Obama on July 31, 2009, to a seat vacated by U.W. Clemon. Confirmed by the Senate on November 21, 2009, and received commission on January 4, 2010. Education: Dartmouth College, A.B., 1990 University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1993 Professional Career: Law clerk, Honorable U.W. Clemon, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1993-1994, Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1994-2009