James W. Kehoe

Judge James W. Kehoe

Personal

Birthday:

9/27/1925

Birthplace:

Portsmouth, VA

Date of Death:

12/13/1998

Place of Death:

Miami, FL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army sergeant, Air Corps, 1943-1946
Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1950-1955, 1957-1961
Assistant county solicitor, Dade County, Florida, 1955-1957
Judge, Florida Civil Court of Record, 1961-1963
Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1963-1977; chief judge, 1977
Judge, Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District, 1977-1979

Education

Name of School:

University of Florida

Degree:

A.A.

Degree Year:

1947

Name of School - Second:

Levin College of Law - University of Florida

The law school offers courses of study leading to the Juris Doctor degree, including Certificate Programs in Environmental and Land Use Law, Estates and Trusts Practice, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law or International and Comparative Law. Joint J.D./M.A. and J.D./Ph.D. degrees in a variety of disciplines are available, too. The college also offers one of the leading LL.M. in Taxation programs in the United States.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1950

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Court Name:

Florida Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/5/1979

Retirement from Active Service:

10/16/1992

Termination Date:

12/13/1998

Termination Reason:

Death