Larry Keefe
Larry Keefe | |
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United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (Nominee) | |
Assuming office Pending Senate confirmation | |
President | Donald Trump |
Succeeding | Pamela Cothran Marsh |
Personal details | |
Born |
Fort Dix, New Jersey, U.S. | December 30, 1961
Education |
University of Florida, (B.A.) Fredric G. Levin College of Law, (J.D.) |
Lawrence "Larry" Keefe (born December 30, 1961) is an American attorney currently serving as a partner at the law firm Keefe Anchors & Gordon. He has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.[1]
Early life and education
Keefe was born on December 30, 1961 in Fort Dix, New Jersey.[2] He graduated with honors from the University of Florida in 1983 and received his Juris Doctor from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law in 1986.[1]
Legal career
He has been a trial lawyer for nearly 32 years, during which he has tried criminal and civil cases in federal and state courts. He has led and managed a litigation-based law firm with offices throughout northwest Florida. He is currently a partner at the law firm Keefe Anchors & Gordon. He has served on the board of trustees of the Fredric G. Levin College of Law, on the editorial board of the Florida Bar Journal, on the executive council of the trial lawyers section of the Florida Bar and as Special Counsel to the Florida Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability.[1]
Memberships
Keefe is the chairperson of the Military Academy Selection Board for the First Congressional District of Florida and a past president of Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida.[1]
U.S. Attorney nomination
On August 16, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Keefe to be the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
On August 27, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[3] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventeenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees and Twelfth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees", The White House, August 16, 2018
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Lawyer Central profile
- ↑ "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, August 27, 2018
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