Background
Keady, William Colbert was born on April 2, 1913 in Greenville, Mississippi, United States.
Keady, William Colbert was born on April 2, 1913 in Greenville, Mississippi, United States.
Juris Doctor, Washington University, 1936.
Born in Greenville, Mississippi, Keady received an Bachelor of Laws from Washington University School of Law in 1936. He was in private practice in Greenville, Mississippi from 1936 to 1968. On March 26, 1968, Keady was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi created by 80 Statistics
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He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 3, 1968, and received his commission on April 4, 1968. He served as chief judge from 1968 to 1982, and assumed senior status on April 26, 1983. Keady served in that capacity until his death, aged 76, in 1989.
Member Mississippi House of Representatives, 1940-1943, Mississippi Senate, 1940-1945. Member Delta Council, Mississippi Economics Council. Member Judicial Conference United States, 1977-1980.
Trustee William Percy Memorial Library., 1946-1949, Greenville Public Schools, 1947-1951. Chairman of the Board Greenville Public Schools, 1950-1951. President Greenville Industrial Foundation.
Board directors Kings Daus. Hospital, Washington County Young Men's Christian Association. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Washington County Bar Association, Mississippi State Bar (commissioner for 4th circuit 1954-1955, president-elect 1968), American College Trial Lawyers, American Judicature Society.
Married Dorothy Clark Thompson, July 31, 1935. Children: William Colbert, Peggy Anne.