Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley

Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley
Keeley in 2014
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office August 12, 2017
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
In office 2001–2008
Preceded by	Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.
Succeeded by	John P. Bailey
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
In office August 12, 1992 – August 12, 2017
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded by	Tom Kleeh
Personal details
Born	(1944-01-17) January 17, 1944 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Education	College of Notre Dame of Maryland (BA) West Virginia University (MA, JD)

Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley (born January 17, 1944) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.

Education and career

Keely was born in Brooklyn. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1965, a Master of Arts from West Virginia University in 1977, and a Juris Doctor from West Virginia University College of Law in 1980. She was in private practice in Clarksburg, West Virginia from 1980 to 1992, and was an adjunct professor of law at the West Virginia University College of Law from 1990 to 1991.

Federal judicial service

On April 1, 1992, Keeley was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1992, and received her commission on August 12, 1992. She served as Chief Judge from 2001 to 2008. She assumed senior status on August 12, 2017, and inactive senior status on September 30, 2022.

Sources

• Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.