**Judge Kathleen M. Williams** was appointed to the Southern District of Florida by President Barack Obama in 2011, confirmed by the Senate on August 2, 2011. Born in 1956 in Derby, Connecticut, she spent much of her career as Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida, managing a staff of 48 Assistant Federal Defenders, 16 investigators, and over 50 support staff. At the request of the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit, she also served concurrently as Acting Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Florida in 1999. **Education** - University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1982 - Duke University, B.A. magna cum laude in History, 1978 **Career** - Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Florida, 1995–2011 - Chief Assistant Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Florida, 1990–1995 - Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1984–1990 - Private practice, 1982–1984
**Division:** Miami **Courthouse:** Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse, 400 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida 33128 **Chambers:** Room 11-3 **Phone:** (305) 523-5540
The rule requires proposed order. Proposed orders are required for all motions.
Parties may contact Judge Kathleen M. Williams' chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. Substantive matters must be submitted as motions on the docket, not by phone or email.
Proposed orders are required for all motions.
Substantive matters must be submitted as motions on the docket, not by phone or email.
Letters to Chambers are not accepted and will be uploaded to the docket if received.
Emails to Chambers must include docket number, case caption, and description in subject line, and copy all counsel unless ex parte.
Calls to Chambers require prior party consultation, opposing counsel on line, and specific information provided.