Robert Ernest Keeton

Biography of Robert Ernest Keeton

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Keeton
• First Name: Robert
• Middle Name: Ernest
• Date of Birth: December , 16 , 1919
• Place of Birth (POB): Clarksville , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Date of Death: July , 1 , 2007
• Place of Death (POD): Cambridge , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Robert Ernest Keeton Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Massachusetts
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/25/1979
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 92 Stat. 1629
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/25/1979
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/13/1979
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/21/1979
• Commission Date: 03/23/1979
• Retirement from Active Service: 02/28/2003
• Date of Termination: 09/08/2006
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

Robert Ernest Keeton in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Texas
• Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration
• Law Degree Year: 1940

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Texas School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1941

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: S.Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• Law Degree Year: 1956

Robert Ernest Keeton Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1941-1942, 1945-1951
• U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1942-1945
• Associate professor, Southern Methodist University, 1951-1953
• Faculty, Harvard University, 1953-1979; assistant professor, 1954-1956; professor of law, 1956-1973; Langdell professor of law, 1973-1979; associate dean, 1975-1979
• Director, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1971-1979

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