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Barbara Milano Keenan

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Senior status since August 31, 2021.

Confirmed 99 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Barack Obama
Nominated
September 14, 2009
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
October 7, 2009
Committee action
Reported (favorably), October 29, 2009
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 99 to 0
Confirmed
March 2, 2010
Commissioned
March 9, 2010
Senior status
Since August 31, 2021
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1950, 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

  • 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

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