Keenan, Barbara Milano Born 1950 in Vienna, Austria Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Nominated by Barack Obama on September 14, 2009, to a seat vacated by H. Emory Widener, Jr.. Confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 2010, and received commission on March 9, 2010. Education: Cornell University, B.A., 1971 George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1974 University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1992 Professional Career: Assistant commonweath attorney, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1974-1976 Commissioner in chancery, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1975-1980 Private practice, Fairfax, Virginia, 1976-1980 Member, Board of Zoning Appeals, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1978-1980 Judge, Fairfax [Virginia] General District Court, 1980-1982 Judge, Virginia Circuit Court, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, 1982-1985 Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1985-1991 Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1991-2010