Judicial Career
Kilkenny was nominated to a judgeship on the District Court by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on February 19, 1959, to a seat vacated by Judge Claude C. McColloch. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 28, 1959, and received his commission on July 30, 1959. Upon appointment to the federal ditstrict court, Kilkenny became Oregon’s first Catholic federal judge since Oregon had become a state in 1859.
In 1969 he was nominated for a promotion to the Circuit Court by President Richard Nixon on May 12, 1969, to a new seat created by 82 Stat. 184. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 1969, and received his commission on September 16, 1969. Kilkenny assumed senior status on November 1, 1971, serving in this capacity until his death.
He was replaced on both courts by Judge Alfred Goodwin.
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