William Clark O'Kelley
1930–2017 · Atlanta, GA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | Judge | Richard M. Nixon (Republican) | Oct 16, 1970 | Death, Jul 5, 2017 |
Education
- Emory University, A.B., 1951
- Emory University School of Law, LL.B., 1953
Professional Career
U.S. Air Force, 1953-1957; U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1957-1966; Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1957-1959, 1961-1970; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Georgia, 1959-1961; Special hearing officer, U.S. Department of Justice, 1962-1968; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1982-1984; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1987-1991
Other Federal Judicial Service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 1980-1987
- Judge, Alien Terrorist Removal Court, 1996-2017
Opinions on This Site
67 opinions from 1976 to 2013
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Carroll's, LLC 2013
- Carlton Brantley v. Muscogee County School District 2013
- Xiao Lin v. U.S. Attorney General 2013
- United States v. Gary Lockett 2013
- Mikulski v. Centerior Energy Corp. 2006
- International Business MacHines Corp. v. Omnicare, Inc. 2006
- Jason K. Behrens v. Jerry Regier 2005
- United States v. Rachel Shannon Sosebee (03-1923) and Jack P. Farris (03-2219) 2005
- United States v. Bryce Jonathan Wasielak 2005
- United States v. Jeffery Alan Readon 2005
- United States v. Michael Martin 2005
- United States v. Richard E. Botts 2005
- Brian M. Campbell v. Civil Air Patrol 2005
- United States v. Miller 2005
- Dykstra v. Wayland Ford, Inc. 2005
- Hudson v. M.S. Carriers, Inc. 2005
- United States v. Kavo 2005
- Gershenson v. United Capital Corp. 2005
- Walton v. Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. 2003
- United States v. Jerry Dejesus 2003
- Contents of Account No. 03001288 v. United States 2003
- Wasserman v. Bressman (In Re Bressman) 2003
- Outlet City, Inc. v. West Chemical Products, Inc. 2003
- United States v. Ramos 2003
- Drew v. Department of Corrections 2002
- Richard S. Silvera, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Orange County School Board, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee 2001
- United States v. Kahli Ubiles 2000
- Kreschollek v. Southern Stevedoring Co. 2000
- United States v. Cesar Escobales 2000
- Boss Capital, Inc. v. City of Casselberry 1999
- Edwards v. California University 1998
- Kathleen FITZGERALD, Appellant v. Kenneth S. APFEL Commissioner of Social Security 1998
- United States v. Hernandez 1998
- Uboh v. Reno 1998
- Pappan Enterprises, Inc. v. Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. Mro Mid-Atlantic Corp. v. Louis D. Pappan Panagiota Pappan 1998
- Key Bank of Maine v. Jost 1998
- Tidwell v. Carter Products 1998
- Levine v. Weissing 1998
- United States v. Bailey 1997
- Crayton v. Callahan 1997
- United States v. White 1997
- Miller v. Stuart 1997
- United States v. Henry 1997
- Gay Lesbian Bisexual Alliance v. Pryor 1997
- Venn v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance 1996
- Frederick D. Ledbetter v. First State Bank & Trust Company, Trustee 1996
- United States v. Castrillon-Gonzalez 1996
- Escareno v. Carl Nolte Sohne GmbH & Co. 1996
- Jerry Thomas GUNTER, Plaintiff-Appellant. v. the COCA-COLA COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee 1988
- United States v. Paul Sjeklocha, A/K/A Paul Cutter and Charles St. Claire 1988
- United States v. Paul M. Phillips 1988
- Scott McROBERTS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellant 1988
- United States v. Boyd Patrick Fields 1988
- Robert Hutchens v. Eli Roberts Oil Company and American Petrofina Marketing, Inc. 1988
- Robert Garland v. United States 1988
- United States v. James Morrow Roper 1983
- Ann Bradley, Abraham J. Marcus, John Stanton and Joe Kantor, Etc. v. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development 1981
- Sun Banks of Florida, Inc., a Florida Corporation Etc. v. Sun Federal Savings and Loan Association, a Federal Savings and Loan Association 1981
- Willie M. WALKER, Willie Rhoades and Bobbie P. Lowery, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. the JIM DANDY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee 1981
- Mary E. Bowles and Edna K. Stone v. Larry D. Bennett, Etc. 1980
- Joseph J. Vetrick, Jr. And Susan H. Vetrick v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1980
- Billy L. Hanson v. Aetna Life & Casualty, a Connecticut Corporation Doing Business in the State of Georgia 1980
- Paul H. Barrett v. Independent Order of Foresters 1980
- Randy Dean Genaw v. Volkswagenwerk, A. G. 1976
- Earl Panior and William M. Johnson, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. The Iberville Parish School Board 1976
- Alton J. BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RYAN STEVEDORING COMPANY INC., Et Al., Defendants-Appellees 1976
- Alton J. BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RYAN STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC., Et Al., Defendants-Appellees 1976