Background
Joseph Shanahan, Kieran was born on July 13, 1956 in Frederick, Maryland, United States.
Joseph Shanahan, Kieran was born on July 13, 1956 in Frederick, Maryland, United States.
East Carolina University (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, cum laude, 1979). Phi Eta Sigma; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi.
University of North Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Worked at Patton Boggs, Limited liability partnership Admitted to the bar, 1982, Georgia. 1983, United States. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia.
1986, North Carolina and United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1989, United States. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina.
1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Member, Holderness Moot Court Bench, 1981-1982.
Member, 1980-1981 and Recent Development Editor, 1981-1982, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation.
Author: "Employment DiscriminationFriendship, Commerce and Navigation Treaties and Title VII," Volume 7:2, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, Spring, 1982. Assistant United States. Attorney: Criminal Division, United States.
Department of Justice, 1984-1989.
United States. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1984-1986. United States. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1986-1989.
Recipient, Directors Award, United States. Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 1989.
Member, Editorial Board, "Construction and Design Law," 1991.
Member, Raleigh City Council, 1995. Member: Wake County, North Carolina Bar Association. The North Carolina State Bar.
State Bar of Georgia.
Member, Holderness Moot Court Bench, 1981-1982. Member, 1980-1981 and Recent Development Editor, 1981-1982, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation.