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Kallon, Abdul K.
Born 1969 in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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. Service terminated on August 31, 2022, due to resignation.
Education:
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1990
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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. Service terminated on August 31, 2022, due to resignation.
Education:
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1990
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey 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
Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 2022-
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, February 11, 2016; no Senate vote