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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.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1976-1979
Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1979-1997
Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 1970
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1973
Professional Career:
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.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1976-1979
Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1979-1997
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