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'''Kathleen Mary Williams''' (born 1956) is [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida]]. She previously served as the [[Public defender#Federal Public Defender systems|Federal Public Defender]] for the Southern District of Florida.
'''Kathleen Mary Williams''' (born 1956) is [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida]]. She previously served as the [[Public defender#Federal Public Defender systems|Federal Public Defender]] for the Southern District of Florida.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Williams graduated from [[Duke University]] with her [[Bachelor of Arts]] ''[[magna cum laude]]'' in History, in 1978 and from the [[University of Miami School of Law]] with a [[Juris Doctor]] in 1982.<ref name="Williams2010">{{cite web |url=http://m.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-names-two-united-states-district-court |title=President Obama Names Two to United States District Court |author=Office of the Press Secretary |date=July 21, 2010 |work=The White House |publisher=Whitehouse.gov |access-date=July 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719151139/http://m.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-names-two-united-states-district-court |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/williams-kathleen-mary|title=Williams, Kathleen Mary – Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref>
Williams graduated from [[Duke University]] with her [[Bachelor of Arts]] ''[[magna cum laude]]'' in History, in 1978 and from the [[University of Miami School of Law]] with a [[Juris Doctor]] in 1982.<ref name="Williams2010">{{cite web |url=http://m.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-names-two-united-states-district-court |title=President Obama Names Two to United States District Court |author=Office of the Press Secretary |date=July 21, 2010 |work=The White House |publisher=Whitehouse.gov |access-date=July 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719151139/http://m.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-names-two-united-states-district-court |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="fjc.gov">{{FJC Bio|nid=1393756|inline=yes}}</ref>


==Legal career==
==Career==
Following law school graduation, Williams became a law clerk for the firm of Colson & Hicks, P.A. in [[Miami, Florida]] from 1980 – 1982. From 1982 – 1984 she was an associate attorney with Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot<ref name="Williams2010" /> where she handled many aspects of insurance defense matters including [[legal research]] and writing, filing and arguing [[Motion (legal)|pretrial motions]], and taking [[Deposition (law)|depositions]]. In 1984, Williams was an [[United States Attorney|Assistant United States Attorney]] for the Southern District of Florida<ref name="Williams2010" /> where she prosecuted more than 50 defendants in over 20 jury trials, including two litigations involving the first Colombian defendants extradited to the United States on [[money laundering]] charges and one involving the Ochoa drug cartel. Williams was in this position until 1988. Williams became an associate attorney for the firm of [[Morgan, Lewis & Bockius]] from 1988–1990 and focused on [[White-collar crime|white collar]] criminal defense. Between 1990 and 1995, she became the Chief Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida.<ref name="Williams2010" /> Williams acted as lead attorney or co-counsel in approximately ten trials in defense of clients charged with crimes ranging from [[Gun law#United States|firearms violations]] to [[bank fraud]]. In 1995, Williams became the Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida where she managed and directed the work of 48 Assistant Federal Defenders, 16 investigators, and over 50 support staff. Her responsibilities included all aspects of federal criminal litigation in diverse matters including [[Immigration to the United States|immigration]], [[Illegal drug trade|narcotics trafficking]], [[securities fraud]], and [[terrorism]] cases. In 1999, at the request of the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit, Williams became the Acting Federal Public Defender for the [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida]] while continuing to serve as the Defender for the Southern District of Florida.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>
Following law school graduation, Williams became a law clerk for the firm of Colson & Hicks, P.A. in [[Miami, Florida]] from 1980 – 1982. From 1982 – 1984 she was an associate attorney with Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot<ref name="Williams2010" /> where she handled many aspects of insurance defense matters including [[legal research]] and writing, filing and arguing [[Motion (legal)|pretrial motions]], and taking [[Deposition (law)|depositions]]. In 1984, Williams was an [[United States Attorney|Assistant United States Attorney]] for the Southern District of Florida<ref name="Williams2010" /> where she prosecuted more than 50 defendants in over 20 jury trials, including two litigations involving the first Colombian defendants extradited to the United States on [[money laundering]] charges and one involving the Ochoa drug cartel. Williams was in this position until 1988. Williams became an associate attorney for the firm of [[Morgan, Lewis & Bockius]] from 1988–1990 and focused on [[White-collar crime|white collar]] criminal defense. Between 1990 and 1995, she became the Chief Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida.<ref name="Williams2010" /> Williams acted as lead attorney or co-counsel in approximately ten trials in defense of clients charged with crimes ranging from [[Gun law#United States|firearms violations]] to [[bank fraud]]. In 1995, Williams became the Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida where she managed and directed the work of 48 Assistant Federal Defenders, 16 investigators, and over 50 support staff. Her responsibilities included all aspects of federal criminal litigation in diverse matters including [[Immigration to the United States|immigration]], [[Illegal drug trade|narcotics trafficking]], [[securities fraud]], and [[terrorism]] cases. In 1999, at the request of the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit, Williams became the Acting Federal Public Defender for the [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida]] while continuing to serve as the Defender for the Southern District of Florida.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>


==Federal judicial service==
===Federal judicial service===
On July 21, 2010, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated Williams to replace [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] [[Daniel T. K. Hurley]] on the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida]].<ref name=noms_20100721>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/presidential-nominations-sent-senate-2 |title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate |author=Office of the Press Secretary |date=July 21, 2010 |access-date=July 22, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216171705/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/presidential-nominations-sent-senate-2 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |archive-date=February 16, 2017 }}</ref> The United States Senate confirmed Williams by [[unanimous consent]] on August 2, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108213625/http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm |archive-date=2011-01-08 |title=Judicial Nominations and Confirmations: 112th Congress}}</ref> She received her judicial commission on August 4, 2011.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>
On July 21, 2010, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated Williams to replace [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] [[Daniel T. K. Hurley]] on the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida]].<ref name=noms_20100721>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/presidential-nominations-sent-senate-2 |title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate |author=Office of the Press Secretary |date=July 21, 2010 |access-date=July 22, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216171705/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/presidential-nominations-sent-senate-2 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |archive-date=February 16, 2017 }}</ref> The United States Senate confirmed Williams by [[unanimous consent]] on August 2, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108213625/http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm |archive-date=2011-01-08 |title=Judicial Nominations and Confirmations: 112th Congress}}</ref> She received her judicial commission on August 4, 2011.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>

In April 2020, Williams granted prisoner plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction ordering the [[Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department]] to enforce social distancing, provide disinfectant, and offer testing in response to [[COVID-19]] outbreak.<ref>{{cite court |litigants=Swain v. Junior|vol=457|reporter=F. Supp. 3d|opinion=1287|court=S.D. Fla.|date=2020|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17817583480556631164|accessdate=}}</ref> Her order was then vacated by a divided panel of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]] in June 2020.<ref>{{Bluebook journal |first=|last=Note|title=Recent Case: Eleventh Circuit Holds that a Florida Jail Was Not Deliberately Indifferent to the Spread of COVID-19|volume=134 |journal=[[Harvard Law Review|Harv. L. Rev.]] |page=2622|url=https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/134-Harv.-L.-Rev.-2622.pdf|year=2021}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 06:47, 21 November 2023

For the Montana politician, see Kathleen Williams (politician).
Kathleen M. Williams
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 4, 2011
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byDaniel T. K. Hurley
Personal details
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Derby, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationDuke University (BA)
University of Miami (JD)

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.

Early life and education

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Williams graduated from Duke University with her Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in History, in 1978 and from the University of Miami School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1982.[1][2]

Career

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Following law school graduation, Williams became a law clerk for the firm of Colson & Hicks, P.A. in Miami, Florida from 1980 – 1982. From 1982 – 1984 she was an associate attorney with Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot[1] where she handled many aspects of insurance defense matters including legal research and writing, filing and arguing pretrial motions, and taking depositions. In 1984, Williams was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida[1] where she prosecuted more than 50 defendants in over 20 jury trials, including two litigations involving the first Colombian defendants extradited to the United States on money laundering charges and one involving the Ochoa drug cartel. Williams was in this position until 1988. Williams became an associate attorney for the firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius from 1988–1990 and focused on white collar criminal defense. Between 1990 and 1995, she became the Chief Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida.[1] Williams acted as lead attorney or co-counsel in approximately ten trials in defense of clients charged with crimes ranging from firearms violations to bank fraud. In 1995, Williams became the Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida where she managed and directed the work of 48 Assistant Federal Defenders, 16 investigators, and over 50 support staff. Her responsibilities included all aspects of federal criminal litigation in diverse matters including immigration, narcotics trafficking, securities fraud, and terrorism cases. In 1999, at the request of the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit, Williams became the Acting Federal Public Defender for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida while continuing to serve as the Defender for the Southern District of Florida.[2]

Federal judicial service

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On July 21, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Williams to replace United States District Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[3] The United States Senate confirmed Williams by unanimous consent on August 2, 2011.[4] She received her judicial commission on August 4, 2011.[2]

In April 2020, Williams granted prisoner plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction ordering the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department to enforce social distancing, provide disinfectant, and offer testing in response to COVID-19 outbreak.[5] Her order was then vacated by a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in June 2020.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Office of the Press Secretary (July 21, 2010). "President Obama Names Two to United States District Court". The White House. Whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Kathleen M. Williams at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ Office of the Press Secretary (July 21, 2010). "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2010 – via National Archives.
  4. ^ "Judicial Nominations and Confirmations: 112th Congress". Archived from the original on 2011-01-08.
  5. ^ Swain v. Junior, 457 F. Supp. 3d 1287 (S.D. Fla. 2020).
  6. ^ Note, Recent Case: Eleventh Circuit Holds that a Florida Jail Was Not Deliberately Indifferent to the Spread of COVID-19, 134 Harv. L. Rev. 2622 (2021).
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