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Robert Ernest Keeton
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1979
Robert Ernest Keeton , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Robert Ernest Keeton (December 16, 1919 – July 2, 2007) was an American lawyer, jurist, and legal scholar. As a law professor at Harvard Law School and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts he was known for his work on torts, insurance law, and practical courtroom tactics.
Education
- University of TexasB.B.A., 1940
- University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1941
- Harvard Law SchoolS.J.D., 1956
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
Biography
Robert Ernest Keeton (December 16, 1919 – July 2, 2007) was an American lawyer, jurist, and legal scholar. As a law professor at Harvard Law School and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts he was known for his work on torts, insurance law, and practical courtroom tactics.
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