John Keating Regan (March 26, 1911 – March 9, 1987) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
St. Louis
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,
Missouri
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, Regan received a
Bachelor of Laws
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from
Benton College of Law
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The school initial ...
(now defunct) in 1934. He was in private practice in St. Louis from 1935 to 1939, and was an assistant prosecuting attorney of St. Louis from 1939 to 1942. He was a lieutenant in the
United States Navy
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during
World War II
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, from 1942 to 1945. He returned to private practice in St. Louis from 1945 to 1949. He was a judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri from 1949 to 1962.
Federal judicial service
On March 5, 1962, Regan was nominated by President
John F. Kennedy
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to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Randolph Henry Weber
Randolph Henry Weber (November 26, 1909 – November 23, 1961) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Education and career
Born in St. Louis, St. ...
. Regan was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on April 2, 1962, and received his commission on April 3, 1962. He was a Judge of the
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals
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from 1977 to 1987. He assumed
senior status on April 7, 1977, serving in that capacity until his death on March 9, 1987.
References
Sources
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External links
John Keating Regan papers (1959–1980) in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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1911 births
1987 deaths
Missouri state court judges
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
United States district court judges appointed by John F. Kennedy
United States Navy officers
20th-century American lawyers