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William Keith Watkins
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Senior status since January 31, 2019.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 28, 2005
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- November 15, 2005
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), November 17, 2005
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- December 21, 2005
- Commissioned
- December 27, 2005
- Senior status
- Since January 31, 2019
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1951, 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
- Private practice, Alabama, 1976-2005
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