Background
Ellison, Keith P. was born on April 29, 1950 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Ellison, Keith P. was born on April 29, 1950 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1972). Oxford University, Oxford, England (Bachelor of Arts, 1st class honors, 1974). Yale Law School (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Rhodes Scholar. Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to the Honorary Justice Harry A. Blackmun, United States.
Supreme Court, 1977-1978, and to the Honorary J. Skelly Wright, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1976-1977.
His chambers are in Houston, Texas. He received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1976. After graduating from Yale, he clerked for Judge J. Skelly Wright on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
He then clerked for Justice Harry Blackmun on the Supreme Court during the October 1977 term, before entering private practice in Houston, Texas.
On January 26, 1999, Ellison was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Norman West. Black. Ellison was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 30, 1999, and received his commission on July 7, 1999.
His chambers were in Laredo, Texas, until 2005 when his duty station transferred to Houston.
Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas.; (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).