John Keating Regan

Who was John Keating Regan?

John Keating Regan was a United States federal judge.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Regan received an LL.B. from Benton College 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 during World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He returned to private practice in St. Louis from 1945 to 1949. He was a judge on the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri from 1949 to 1962.

On March 5, 1962, Regan was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri vacated by Randolph H. Weber. Regan was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 2, 1962, and received his commission on April 3, 1962. He assumed senior status on April 7, 1977, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1987.