John Fontaine Keenan
1929–2024 · New York, NY
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | Judge | Ronald Reagan (Republican) | Sep 20, 1983 | Death, Oct 27, 2024 |
Education
- Manhattan College, B.B.A., 1951
- Fordham University School of Law, LL.B., 1954
Professional Career
U.S. Army, 1954-1956; Private practice, New York City, 1956; Assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1956-1976; In charge of Supreme Court Bureau, 1968-1969; In charge of Homicide Bureau, 1970-1973; Administrative assistant district attorney in charge of trials, 1974; Chief assistant district attorney, 1974-1976; Chief assistant district attorney, Queen's County, New York, 1973; Deputy attorney general/special prosecutor of corruption, State of New York, 1976-1979; Chairman/president, New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation, 1979-1982; Criminal justice coordinator, New York City, 1982-1983; Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1998-2006
Other Federal Judicial Service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 1994-2001
Opinions on This Site
55 opinions from 1988 to 2006
- Blakely v. Wells 2006
- Saad Zerrei v. Alberto R. Gonzales 2006
- Newsome v. Brown 2006
- United States v. McFarlane 2006
- Dong Zeng Yang v. Gonzales 2006
- Tarawally v. Gonzales 2006
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., F/k/a Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., Indenture Trustee v. Brooksamerica Mortgage Corporation and Michael Wayne Brooks 2005
- Saleh v. Gonzales 2005
- Zhi Xin He v. Ashcroft 2005
- Campbell v. Kane, Kessler, P.C. 2005
- Kaul v. Hanover Direct, Inc. 2005
- Independence Party of Richmond County v. Graham 2005
- United States v. Jones 2005
- Graham v. Wright 2005
- Musgrave v. Wolf 2005
- Hasanago v. Ashcroft 2005
- Jian Shin Chen v. Board of Immigration Appeals 2005
- United States v. Posnick 2005
- Zu Yu YANG v. Board of Immigration Appeals 2005
- Czernicki v. United States Department of Justice 2005
- Hernandez v. Burge 2005
- Karim-Panahi v. U.S. Congress, Senate & House of Representatives 2004
- register.com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc. 2004
- United States v. Mohy Mohamed El-Edwy, AKA Mohy Eldin Ahmed, AKA Mohyeldin M. Euclawy, and AKA Mohyeldin M. Eudawy 2001
- Sheila v. McGuinness v. Lincoln Hall, of Lincolndale, New York 10540 2001
- United States v. Jay Cohen 2001
- Pearson v. Nassau County Medical Center 2001
- Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. BDO Seidman, LLP 2001
- John Whitfield v. Charles Scully, Former Supt. Gail Haponik C.O. Tornabene C.O. C. Mitchell John and Jane Does 2001
- United States v. Saavedra 2000
- Minzer v. Keegan 2000
- Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. BDO Seidman, LLP 2000
- United States v. Elizabeth Sanders James Sanders 2000
- Linda Hamilton, Individually and as of the Estate of George Hamilton v. Atlas Turner, Inc. 1999
- George Williams v. Ernest Edwards 1999
- Greenery Rehabilitation Group, Inc. v. Hammon 1998
- Dover Corporation & Subsidiaries, Pathway Bellows, Inc. & Subsidiary, and Measurement Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1998
- United States v. Aubrey Stanley Young 1998
- Charles Jones v. Dennis Vacco, Attorney General of the State of New York 1997
- Hankard v. Town of Avon 1997
- Mathie v. Fries 1997
- Abb Industrial Systems, Inc. v. Prime Technology, Inc., General Resistance, Inc., Zero-Max, Inc., Barry Wright Corporation, Pacific Scientific Company 1997
- John Billy-Eko v. United States 1993
- Mark D. Collins v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1993
- Official Committee of Subordinated Bondholders v. Integrated Resources, Inc. (In re Integrated Resources, Inc.) 1993
- John Billy-Eko v. United States 1992
- United States v. Gustavo Salgado-Molina 1992
- Oscar Porcelli v. United States 1992
- Kriegbaum v. Katz 1990
- Estate of Lee B. Fisher, Deceased, John J. Carney v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1990
- United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Eduardo Schaper, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee 1990
- United States v. Oscar Porcelli 1989
- National Labor Relations Board v. Koenig Iron Works, Inc. And Roman Iron Works, Inc. 1988
- Dolores Schneider v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. 1988
- United States v. Michael Blackwell 1988