Abdul K. Kallon
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by voice vote, Abdul K. Kallon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1993. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1969 · age 57
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2010
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Dartmouth College 1990 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1993
- Succeeded
- U. W. Clemon
- Succeeded by
- Harold Dean Mooty III
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Northern District of Alabama succeeded U. W. Clemon | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Kallon was assigned 2,279 district-court cases (2001–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 184 days across 2,277 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 192 of Kallon’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 144 were affirmed, 29 reversed or vacated, and 19 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Kallon authored 6 published opinions for the court (2010–2011). Most cited: Leahey v. FRANKLIN COLLECTION SERVICE, INC. (11 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Leahey v. FRANKLIN COLLECTION SERVICE, INC. | 756 F. Supp. 2d 1322 | 11 |
| 2010 | Barrs v. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE | 734 F. Supp. 2d 1229 | 7 |
| 2010 | Shuler v. Ingram & Associates & NCO Financial Systems, Inc. | 710 F. Supp. 2d 1213 | 7 |
| 2010 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Riverview Animal Clinic, P.C. | 761 F. Supp. 2d 1296 | 3 |
| 2010 | Great American Insurance v. Jefferson County Commission | 776 F. Supp. 2d 1252 | 2 |
| 2011 | Collins v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | 788 F. Supp. 2d 1328 | 1 |
Showing the 6 most-cited of 6 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Abdul K. Kallon?
- President Barack Obama appointed Abdul K. Kallon to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in 2010.
- Was Abdul K. Kallon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Abdul K. Kallon was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Abdul K. Kallon's confirmation vote?
- Abdul K. Kallon was confirmed by voice vote on November 21, 2009. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Abdul K. Kallon on?
- Abdul K. Kallon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).