William John Keefe
Personal
Birthday:
11/17/1873
Birthplace:
Clinton, IA
Date of Death:
9/14/1955
Place of Death:
Bronxville, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Clinton, Iowa, 1895-1902, 1910-1933
County attorney, Clinton County, Iowa, 1902-1910
Education
Name of School:
University of Iowa College of Law
The highly competitive practice of law has a way of shaping a person. If you let it, it can and it will make you into a thing;...That thing the practice of law would make of you is ultimately what becomes of the once passionate, once idealistic, once hopeful, would-be world changer, who has become eroded by the routine, battering current of the practice, and who has failed to cultivate the ground cover that resists erosion of soul." For those of us in the world of work, whether as lawyers or not, tending to that initial force that drew us toward the study of law should be part of our thoughts and periodic reflections.
Degree:
LL.B.
Degree Year:
1894 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Customs Court
President Nominating:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
6/13/1933
Termination Date:
1/15/1947
Termination Reason:
Retirement