Jack Keeney
Male, Deceased Person
1922 – 2011
Who was Jack Keeney?
John Christopher "Jack" Keeney" was an American prosecutor who retired in 2010 as U.S. deputy United States Assistant Attorney General. At age 88, he was at the time the DOJ's oldest employee, and one of the longest-serving career employees in the history of the United States government. Upon his retirement, Keeney was the longest-serving federal prosecutor in American history.
Keeney spent decades in the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division, starting in 1951. On numerous occasions, Keeney served as Acting Assistant Attorney General.
Keeney was born in Ashley, Pennsylvania, on February 19, 1922. Keeney was a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II, and was held by German forces as a prisoner of war. Keeney graduated from the University of Scranton in 1947. He received law degrees from Dickinson School of Law in 1949 and from George Washington University School of Law in 1953.
In 2000, the Justice Department named one of its buildings after Keeney, an honor rarely bestowed on a living person.
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- Born
- Feb 19, 1922
Wilkes-Barre - Education
- University of Scranton
- Died
- Nov 19, 2011
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on July 23, 2013
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