Abdul Kallon
Abdul K. Kallon (born 1969 in Sierra Leone) is a partner at the Bradley Arant Boult Cummings law firm and was appointed by President Obama to succeed U. W. Clemon as Judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Kallon was raised in Sierra Leone by a single mother. A supervisor at the bank where she worked hired her to accompany him to the United States as his secretary when he was appointed ambassador. While in Washington she earned degrees in finance, then sent for her children in 1980.
Kallon was valedictorian at Bladensburg High School in Maryland. He earned a degree in history at Dartmouth College in 1990 and completed his law degree in 1993 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He came to Birmingham to clerk for Clemon and began working at Bradley Arant in 1994. During his career, Kallon has specialized in employment law, handling discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination cases. He was recommended to Clemon as a clerk by Lani Guinier, a former classmate at Penn. He began working at Bradley Arant in 1994.
Kallon has also served as president of the Magic City Bar Association and as board president for the Legal Aid Society of Birmingham. He has also served on the boards of Children's Village, Sister Cities of Birmingham, Girls Inc., Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Alabama Center for Law and Civic Education and the community restoration fund managed by Bethel Baptist Church.
References
- Orndorff, Mary (August 2, 2009) "President Obama nominates Abdul Kallon to replace U.W. Clemon on District Court bench." Birmingham News
- Gordon, Robert K. (August 10, 2009) "Alabama nominee for U.S. judgeship, Abdul Kallon, wins praise for cool intellect." Birmingham News
External links
- Attorney profile at bradleyarant.com