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Colleen Kollar-Kotelly

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Senior status since February 21, 2023.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
William J. Clinton
Nominated
January 7, 1997
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Not published yet
Committee action
Reported (favorably), March 6, 1997
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
March 20, 1997
Commissioned
March 26, 1997
Senior status
Since February 21, 2023
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1943, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Law clerk, Hon. Catherine Kelly, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1968-1969
  • Attorney, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1969-1972
  • Chief legal counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1972-1984

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