Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. She earned a law degree from West Virginia University College of Law in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1944 · age 82
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- College of Notre Dame of Maryland 1965 · West Virginia College of Law 1980
- Succeeded by
- Thomas Shawn Kleeh
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Northern District of West Virginia | G.H.W. Bush (R) | 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
| College of Notre Dame of Maryland | B.A. | 1965 |
| West Virginia University | M.A. | 1977 |
| West Virginia University College of Law | J.D. | 1980 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Keeley was assigned 3,805 district-court cases (1989–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 245 days across 3,803 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 459 of Keeley’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 409 were affirmed, 31 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, Keeley authored 90 published opinions for the court (1995–2012). Most cited: Dellarcirprete v. Gutierrez (272 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dellarcirprete v. Gutierrez | 479 F. Supp. 2d 600 | 272 |
| 1995 | Pumphrey v. C.R. Bard, Inc. | 906 F. Supp. 334 | 35 |
| 2004 | Stanley v. United States | 321 F. Supp. 2d 805 | 29 |
| 2004 | Virden v. Altria Group, Inc. | 304 F. Supp. 2d 832 | 27 |
| 2002 | Educational Credit Management Corp. v. Buchanan | 276 B.R. 744 | 23 |
| 1996 | Roe v. County Commission of Monongalia County | 926 F. Supp. 74 | 15 |
| 1998 | United States v. Brown | 74 F. Supp. 2d 648 | 12 |
| 1996 | Holland v. High-Tech Collieries, Inc. | 911 F. Supp. 1021 | 11 |
| 2011 | ERIE INS. PROPERTY & CAS. CO., INC. v. Edmond | 785 F. Supp. 2d 561 | 10 |
| 2003 | American Equity Insurance v. Lignetics, Inc. | 284 F. Supp. 2d 399 | 10 |
| 2001 | Wolfe v. Wal-Mart Corp. | 133 F. Supp. 2d 889 | 10 |
| 1997 | STONEWALL JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL v. American United Life Insurance Company | 963 F. Supp. 553 | 10 |
| 2009 | Cytec Industries, Inc. v. Powell | 630 F. Supp. 2d 680 | 8 |
| 2004 | Arbaugh v. BOARD OF EDUC., COUNTY OF PENDLETON | 329 F. Supp. 2d 762 | 8 |
| 2002 | Southern States Cooperative Inc. v. I.S.P. Co. | 198 F. Supp. 2d 807 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 90 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 Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in 1992.
- Was Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley's confirmation vote?
- Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley was confirmed by voice vote on August 11, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley on?
- Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).