Kathleen M. Williams

Kathleen Mary Williams (born 1956) is United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She previously served as the Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida.

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Appointed by

Barack Obama

Preceded by

Daniel T. K. Hurley

Born

1956 (age 68–69)Derby, Connecticut, U.S.

Education

Duke University (BA)University of Miami (JD)

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Preceded byDaniel T. K. Hurley

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Preceded byDaniel T. K. Hurley

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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 2011–present

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Incumbent

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Preceded byDaniel T. K. Hurley	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 2011–present	Incumbent

References

The White House
https://web.archive.org/web/20110719151139/http://m.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-names-two-united-states-district-court
Kathleen M. Williams at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393756
whitehouse.gov
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/presidential-nominations-sent-senate-2
"Judicial Nominations and Confirmations: 112th Congress"
https://web.archive.org/web/20110108213625/http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm
Swain v. Junior
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17817583480556631164
Recent Case: Eleventh Circuit Holds that a Florida Jail Was Not Deliberately Indifferent to the Spread of COVID-19
https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/134-Harv.-L.-Rev.-2622.pdf
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/21/trump-alligator-alcatraz-judge-ruling