Walter Angus Keeling
Walter Angus Keeling | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas | |
In office January 28, 1942 – January 22, 1945 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Robert Johnston McMillan |
Succeeded by | Ben Herbert Rice Jr. |
Attorney General of Texas | |
In office January 20, 1925 – January 18, 1927 | |
Governor | Miriam A. Ferguson |
Preceded by | Calvin M. Cureton |
Succeeded by | Dan Moody |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kosse, Texas | November 22, 1873
Died |
January 22, 1945 71) San Antonio, Texas | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Walter Angus Keeling (November 22, 1873 – January 22, 1945) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Kosse, Texas, Keeling received an LL.B. from the University of Texas in 1897. He entered private practice in Groesbeck, Texas in 1897. He was an Assistant county attorney of Limestone County, Texas from 1898 to 1902. He was a County attorney of Limestone County, Texas from 1904 to 1908. He was a County judge, Limestone County, Texas from 1908 to 1912. He was an Assistant state attorney general of Texas from 1912 to 1918. He was a First assistant state attorney general of Texas from 1918 to 1921. He was the state attorney general of Texas from 1921 to 1925. He was in private practice in Texas from 1925 to 1942.
Keeling was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Keeling was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 16, 1942, to a seat vacated by Robert Johnston McMillan. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 26, 1942, and received his commission on January 28, 1942. Keeling served in that capacity until his death, in San Antonio, Texas.
Sources
- Walter Angus Keeling at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by Calvin M. Cureton |
Attorney General of Texas 1925–1927 |
Succeeded by Dan Moody |
Preceded by Robert Johnston McMillan |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas 1942–1945 |
Succeeded by Ben Herbert Rice Jr. |