Judith N. Keep
| Judith Keep | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
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In office June 30, 1980 – September 14, 2004 |
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| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Janis Lynn Sammartino |
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| Born |
March 24, 1944 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died |
September 14, 2004 (aged 60) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Russell L. Block |
| Alma mater |
Scripps College (B.A.) University of San Diego School of Law (J.D.) |
Judith Nelsen Keep (March 24, 1944 – September 14, 2004) was a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Born March 24, 1944, Omaha, Nebraska, young Judith Keep went to college in California. In 1966, she received her B.A. degree in Humanities and Literature from Scripps College in Claremont, California. After graduation, she moved to San Diego and taught English at the Bishop's School in La Jolla. She then enrolled at the University of San Diego School of Law, where she received her J.D. degree in 1970, graduating summa cum laude.
After her graduation from law school, Keep served as a Municipal Court Judge in San Diego from 1976 to 1980, in private practice from 1973 to 1976, and as a staff attorney for Defenders, Inc. from 1971 to 1973. In the 1970s, Keep organized a casual group with other female attorneys called the Old Girls Club.
Nominated to the bench of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California of California by President Jimmy Carter, Judge Keep became a federal judge in 1980.
Judge Keep was the first female federal judge in her district and later became its first female chief, serving from 1991 to 1998. Keep chaired the Conference of Chief District Judges in 1997.
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