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Senior U.S. District Judge Robert J. Kelleher, the oldest serving federal judge in the nation and once an important figure in U.S. tennis, has died at the age of 99 in his Los Angeles home.
Announcement of Kelleher's death Wednesday came from Chief Judge Audrey B. Collins of the Central District of California who called him "a great judge and a dear friend."
"Judge Kelleher contributed to the life and history of the court and continued to handle cases well into his 90s," she said.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/i...er-robert-j-kelleher-proponent-tennis-dies-99
