Many members of the legal profession have served in the federal judiciary with great distinction. Robert Kelleher holds the record as the oldest to serve. He continued to hear cases until he died on June 20, 2012 at the age of 99.
He was appointed by President Nixon in 1970 and continued to serve in the Central District of California. He maintained an active docket of cases.
He was also an outstanding tennis player and was a member of the 1963 US Davis Cup team. He and his late wife won the mixed-doubles championship in 1947. He was inducted into the tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
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