Robert Ernest Keeton

1919–2007 · Clarksville, TX

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsJudgeJimmy Carter (Democratic)Mar 23, 1979Retirement, Sep 8, 2006

Education

  • University of Texas, B.B.A., 1940
  • University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1941
  • Harvard Law School, S.J.D., 1956

Professional Career

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

Opinions on This Site

78 opinions from 1980 to 2001

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