Mary Margaret McKeown, usually styled as M. Margaret McKeown (born May 11, 1951) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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, and is based in San Diego, California

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. McKeown, a native of Casper, Wyoming

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, has served on the Ninth Circuit since her confirmation in 1998. McKeown has been noted by some as a possible future United States Supreme Court nominee.
McKeown graduated from Kelly Walsh High School

Kelly Walsh High School

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 in Casper in 1969. She received her Bachelor of Arts

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 degree from the University of Wyoming

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 in 1972, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and her juris doctor

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 from Georgetown University

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 Law Center

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 in 1975.