Keli M. Neary

Keli M. Neary
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed byJoe Biden
SucceedingChristopher C. Conner
Personal details
Born
Keli Marie Neary[1]

1981 (age 42–43)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (BA)
Widener University (JD)

Keli Marie Neary (born 1981)[2] is an American lawyer who is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Education

Neary received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in 2003 and a Juris Doctor from Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 2006.[3]

Career

From 2006 to 2007, she served as a law clerk for Judges C. Joseph Rehkamp, Kathy Morrow, and Keith B. Quigley on the Perry County Court of Common Pleas. From 2007 to 2012, she was an assistant counsel in the Pennsylvania State Police's Office of Chief Counsel. From 2012 to 2019, she served as a deputy, senior deputy, and then chief deputy attorney general in the Civil Law Division. Since 2019, she has served as executive deputy attorney general for the Civil Law Division of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.[3]

Nomination to district court

On July 31, 2024, President Joe Biden nominated Neary to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.[3] President Biden nominated Neary to the seat being vacated by Judge Christopher C. Conner, who will retire on January 17, 2025.[4] On September 25, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On November 21, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote.[6] On December 5, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 48–45 vote.[7] The following day, her nomination was confirmed by a 49–48 vote.[8] She is awaiting her judicial commission.

References

  1. ^ "Keli Marie Neary Profile | Harrisburg, PA Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  2. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "President Biden Names Fifty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 21, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keli Marie Neary to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania)". United States Senate. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Keli Marie Neary, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania)". United States Senate. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Taking office 2025 		Designate