William Colbert Keady
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 and confirmed by voice vote, William Colbert Keady was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. He earned a law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1936. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1913–1989
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Washington Law 1936
- Succeeded by
- Neal Brooks Biggers Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Northern District of Mississippi | L.B. Johnson (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
| Washington University School of Law | LL.B. | 1936 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Keady authored 194 published opinions for the court (1968–1986). Most cited: Gates v. Collier (106 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Gates v. Collier | 349 F. Supp. 881 | 106 |
| 1970 | Mid-Continent Telephone Corp. v. Home Telephone Co. | 319 F. Supp. 1176 | 63 |
| 1972 | Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of United States Army | 348 F. Supp. 916 | 55 |
| 1978 | Brander v. Nabors | 443 F. Supp. 764 | 50 |
| 1969 | Stacy v. Williams | 306 F. Supp. 963 | 36 |
| 1970 | Hardy v. Riser | 309 F. Supp. 1234 | 34 |
| 1975 | Gates v. Collier | 390 F. Supp. 482 | 31 |
| 1976 | Wade v. Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service | 424 F. Supp. 1242 | 27 |
| 1976 | Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Company v. Poole | 411 F. Supp. 429 | 27 |
| 1971 | Malone v. United States | 326 F. Supp. 106 | 27 |
| 1978 | Flora v. Moore | 461 F. Supp. 1104 | 26 |
| 1981 | Irving v. Hargett | 518 F. Supp. 1127 | 25 |
| 1971 | Petition of Canal Barge Company | 323 F. Supp. 805 | 25 |
| 1969 | Roberts v. Williams | 302 F. Supp. 972 | 25 |
| 1975 | Stevenson v. Reed | 391 F. Supp. 1375 | 24 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 194 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 William Colbert Keady?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed William Colbert Keady to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi in 1968.
- Was William Colbert Keady appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Colbert Keady was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Colbert Keady's confirmation vote?
- William Colbert Keady was confirmed by voice vote on April 3, 1968. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Colbert Keady on?
- William Colbert Keady was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).