William Keith Watkins
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William Keith Watkins (born 1951) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Pike County, Alabama, Watkins received a B.S. from Auburn University in 1973 and a J.D. from the University of Alabama Law School in 1976. He was in private practice in Alabama from 1976 to 2005.
On September 28, 2005, Watkins was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama vacated by William Harold Albritton III. Watkins was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 2005, and received his commission on December 27, 2005. He began serving as Chief Judge in 2011.
Sources
- William Keith Watkins at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama 2005–present |
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Categories:
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- Auburn University alumni
- University of Alabama School of Law alumni
- People from Pike County, Alabama
