Larry Keefe

Lawrence A. "Larry" Keefe (born December 30, 1961) is an American attorney currently serving as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

Lawrence A. Keefe
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byChristopher P. Canova (acting)
Personal details
Born (1961-12-30) December 30, 1961
Fort Dix, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Florida (B.A., J.D.)

Early life and education

Keefe was born on December 30, 1961, in Fort Dix, New Jersey.[1] 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.[2]

Keefe worked as a trial lawyer for more than 30 years, during which time he tried criminal and civil cases in federal and state courts. Before taking office as U.S. Attorney, he was a partner in the Fort Walton Beach, Florida-based law firm of 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.[2]

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.[2]

United States Attorney

On August 16, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Keefe to be the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Keefe's nomination was sent to the United States Senate on August 27.[3]

The Senate confirmed Keefe's nomination by voice vote on January 2, 2019.[4] Keefe was sworn in as U.S. Attorney on January 9, 2019.[5]

References
  1. Lawyer Central profile
  2. "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.
  3. "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, August 27, 2018
  4. "PN2450 - Nomination of Lawrence Keefe for Department of Justice, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  5. Nawaz, Waqar (2019-01-09). "FLORIDA News: TALLAHASSEE, Lawrence Keefe Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida". STL.News. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
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