Fourth Circuit / Appointed 2010 / Senior status since 2021
Barbara Milano Keenan
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by the Senate 99–0, Barbara Milano Keenan is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She earned a law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1974. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2010
- Confirmed
- 99–0
- Education
- Cornell 1971 · George Washington Law School 1974
- Succeeded
- Hiram Emory Widener Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Toby Jay Heytens
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Fourth Circuit succeeded Hiram Emory Widener Jr. | Obama (D) | 99–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 99–0 on March 2, 2010 · 111th Congress, Roll Call 30. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 99
57 D, 40 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Roland Burris(D-IL)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kaufman(D-DE)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- George LeMieux(R-FL)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(D-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 1
1 R
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
Education
| Cornell University | B.A. | 1971 |
| George Washington University Law School | J.D. | 1974 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.M. | 1992 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Barbara Milano Keenan?
- President Barack Obama appointed Barbara Milano Keenan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 2010.
- Was Barbara Milano Keenan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Barbara Milano Keenan was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Barbara Milano Keenan's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Barbara Milano Keenan 99–0 on March 2, 2010.
- Which court is Barbara Milano Keenan on?
- Barbara Milano Keenan is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Warner_Keenan_Webb.jpg: Mark Warner derivative work: Athenchen (talk) (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2010)
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16 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).