James Kelleher Bredar

b. 1957 · Omaha, NE

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of MarylandJudgeBarack Obama (Democratic)Dec 17, 2010

Education

  • Harvard University, B.A., 1979
  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1982

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. Richard P. Matsch, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1983-1984; Deputy district attorney, Fourteenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1984-1985; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Colorado, 1985-1989; Assistant federal public defender, District of Colorado, 1989-1991, 1992; Director, London office, Vera Institute of Justice, 1991-1992; Federal public defender, District of Maryland, 1992-1998

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1998-2010

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