Roger Joseph Kiley

Kiley at Notre Dame.

Roger Joseph Kiley (October 23, 1900 – September 6, 1974) was an American football player and later a United States federal judge.

Notre Dame

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Kiley was a prominent end for Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and one of the sports' first great pass catchers, paired with Eddie Anderson and catching passes from George Gipp. He graduated with an LL.B. from Notre Dame Law School in 1923.

Professional football

Kiley played for a short time with the Chicago Cardinals.

Coaching career

He was a college athletic coach from 1922 to 1932.

Law career

He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1940. He was a member of the Chicago Board of Aldermen, Illinois, from 1933 to 1940. He was a judge on the Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois in 1940. He was a judge on the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Chicago, Illinois from 1941 to 1961.

Kiley was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Kiley was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on June 20, 1961, to a seat vacated by William Lynn Parkinson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 27, 1961, and received his commission on June 30, 1961. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1974. Kiley served in that capacity until his death.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by William Lynn Parkinson	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1961–1974	Succeeded by Philip Willis Tone

• Roger Joseph Kiley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.