William Clark O'Kelley
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970 and confirmed by voice vote, William Clark O'Kelley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from Emory University School of Law in 1953. Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1930–2017
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1970
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Emory 1951 · Emory Law 1953
- Succeeded by
- Richard W. Story
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Northern District of Georgia | Nixon (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
| Emory University | A.B. | 1951 |
| Emory University School of Law | LL.B. | 1953 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, O'Kelley was assigned 5,601 district-court cases (1981–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 230 days across 5,601 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 216 of O'Kelley’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 187 were affirmed, 18 reversed or vacated, and 11 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed William Clark O'Kelley?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed William Clark O'Kelley to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 1970.
- Was William Clark O'Kelley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Clark O'Kelley was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Clark O'Kelley's confirmation vote?
- William Clark O'Kelley was confirmed by voice vote on October 13, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Clark O'Kelley on?
- William Clark O'Kelley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Sources
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46 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).