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John Fontaine Keenan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · 1983
John Fontaine Keenan , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. John Fontaine Keenan (November 23, 1929 – October 27, 2024) was an American judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Education
- Manhattan CollegeB.B.A., 1951
- Fordham University School of LawLL.B., 1954
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
Biography
John Fontaine Keenan (November 23, 1929 – October 27, 2024) was an American judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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