William Duffy Keller

William Duffy Keller (October 29, 1934 – November 2, 2025) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California .

Contents

• 1 Early life and career

• 2 Federal judicial service

• 3 Death

• 4 References

• 5 Sources

Early life and career

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Born in Los Angeles , California , Keller received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1956 and a Bachelor of Laws from the UCLA School of Law in 1960. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Southern District of California from 1961 to 1964. He was in private practice in California from 1964 to 1972. He was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California from 1972 to 1977. He was in private practice in California from 1977 to 1984.

Federal judicial service

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Keller was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 11, 1984, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California , to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 3, 1984, and received his commission on October 4, 1984. He assumed senior status on October 29, 1999.

Death

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Keller died on November 2, 2025, at the age of 91.

References

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 [Restoring checks and balances in the confirmation process of United States attorneys : hearing before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, on H.R. 580, March 6, 2007. 4.J 89/1:110-22 (2007)](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000061500259&view=1up&seq=163)

1. ↑ Federal Judiciary Almanac . Wiley. 1986. ISBN   .

 [William Duffy Keller](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383171)
 at the _[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_Federal_Judges "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges")
_, a publication of the [Federal Judicial Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Judicial_Center "Federal Judicial Center")
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1. ↑ "Passing of the Honorable William D. Keller" . United States District Court for the Central District of California. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

Sources

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• William Duffy Keller at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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