William Colbert Keady (April 2, 1913 – June 16, 1989) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Keady is best known for his role in the landmark court case, Gates v. Collier.
William Colbert Keady
Mississippi Northern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Born 1913 in Greenville, MS
Died 1989
FJC ID: 1235
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 1977–1980
- Private practice, Greenville, Mississippi1936–1968
State senator · 1944–1945- State representative · 1940–1943
Appointments
1968–1989 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Washington University School of LawLL.B. · 1936