Kelly Pate

Kelly Pate

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Elections and appointments

Appointed

September 4, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

The University of Alabama

Law

Cumberland School of Law

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Kelly Pate is a magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Pate assumed office on September 8, 2020.

Biography

Education

Pate graduated from the University of Alabama and the Cumberland School of Law.

Professional career

Pate's career experience includes working as a partner with the law firm Balch and Bingham in Birmingham, Alabama.

Judicial career

Middle District of Alabama

Kelly Pate joined the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama as a federal magistrate judge on September 8, 2020.

See also

• United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
• United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

External links

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• United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
• United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

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Alabama courts

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Federal courts:

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama

State courts:

Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts

State resources:

Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama