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Kathleen Mary Williams

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Active service.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Barack Obama
Nominated
January 5, 2011
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
February 2, 2011
Committee action
Reported (favorably), May 12, 2011
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
August 2, 2011
Commissioned
August 4, 2011
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1956, 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, Miami, Florida, 1982-1984, 1988-1990
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1984-1988
  • Chief assistant federal public defender, Southern District of Florida, 1990-1995
  • Federal public defender, Southern District of Florida, 1995-2011
  • Acting federal public defender, Middle District of Florida, 1999-2000

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