Henry H. Kennedy Jr.
| Henry Harold Kennedy Jr. | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
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Assumed office November 18, 2011 |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
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In office September 18, 1997 – November 18, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Joyce Hens Green |
| Succeeded by | Ketanji Brown Jackson |
| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
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In office 1979–1997 |
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| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Joyce Hens Green |
| Succeeded by | Melvin R. Wright |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
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In office 1976–1979 |
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| Personal details | |
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Henry Harold Kennedy Jr. February 22, 1948 Columbia, South Carolina |
| Education |
Princeton University (A.B.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
Henry Harold Kennedy Jr. (born February 22, 1948) is an inactive Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Kennedy received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1973. Following graduation, he worked for the law firm of Reavis, Pogue, Neal and Rose in Washington, D.C. Subsequent to this he was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia between 1973 and 1976. He served as a United States Magistrate of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia between 1976 and 1979. He was appointed Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in December 1979 where he served until he was appointed as a federal judge in September 1997.
On May 15, 1997, Kennedy was nominated by President Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Joyce Hens Green. Kennedy was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 4, 1997, and received his commission on September 18, 1997. He took senior status on November 18, 2011 and is currently in inactive senior status.
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