Kathleen McDonald O`Malley

Judge Kathleen McDonald O`Malley

Personal

Birthday:

1956

Birthplace:

Drexel Hill, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Nathaniel Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1982-1983
Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1983-1991
Ohio Attorney General`s Office, 1991-1994; chief counsel, 1991-1993; chief of staff and first assistant, 1993-1994

Education

Name of School:

Kenyon College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1979

Name of School - Second:

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Case Western Reserve University School of Law is one of eight schools at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The law school is known for its innovation in legal education and blending of practice, theory, and professionalism. It has a long commitment to diversity and admitted students of color in its first entering class in 1892. It was one of the first schools accredited by the American Bar Association and it is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

It was initially named for Franklin Thomas Backus, a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, whose widow donated $50,000 to found the school in 1892.

According to Case Western Reserve's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 58.6% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1982

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

Court Name:

Ohio Northern District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/12/1994

Termination Date:

12/27/2010

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Federal Circuit Appeals Court

Commission Date - Second:

12/27/2010