Background
Keefe, Hugh F. was born on January 10, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Hugh F. Keefe
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Quinnipiac College (Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 1964). University of Connecticut (Juris Doctor, 1967).
Career
Worked at Lynch, Traub, Keefe and Errante, A Professional Corporation (New Haven, Connecticut) specializing in Civil and Criminal Litigation, Matrimonial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Connecticut. 1968, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut.
1969, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1971, United States. Supreme Court. 1982, United States. Tax Court.
Phi Theta Kappa.
George J. Sherman Scholar, University of Connecticut Law School, 1966-1967. Recipient, University of Connecticut, School of Law, 1985 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Member, Board of Editors, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1986.
Author: "In Defense of the Peremptory Jury Challenge," Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association Forum, July, 1987.
"Dragging the Bar Before Federal Grand Juries," Connecticut Law Tribune, June 1987. "Makeup of Jury is Critical When Defense Is Self-Defense," Hartford Courant OP-Education, June 23, 1987.
"Courts not Always Faithful to Spirit of the Constitution," New Haven Register, 1987. "Advocacy and The Criminal Trial Judge," Trial Magazine, July, 1977.
Instructor, Trial Practice, Yale Law School, 1979.
Member: Quinnipiac College Board of Trustees, 1994. Connecticut Commission to Study Criminal Pre-Trial Programs, 1978-1980. Advisory Board, Legal Studies Program, Quinnipiac College, 1974-1981.
Town Counsel, Town of East Haven, 1971-1975.
Trial Counsel, Town of East Haven, 1975. President, 1975-1976 and Member, Board of Directors, 1968-1976, University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association.
Member: Connecticut Judicial Selection Commission, 1986-1993. Connecticut Judicial Review Council, 1995.
Chairman Judicial Review Council, 1997.
Connecticut Public Defender Commission, 1982-1990. Attorney Trial Referee, Connecticut Superior Court, 1983. Special Master, United States.
District Court, 1982.
Bencher, New Haven American Inns of Court, 1989-1994. Member: Advisory Group On Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction in Federal Courts, 1991.
Judicial Review Council, 1995. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: New Haven County (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1970-1971), Connecticut (Member: Executive Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice, 1970, Chairman, 1979-1982.
Chairman, Nominating Committee, 1997. Chairman: Special Committee on the Penal System, 1973-1974. Criminal Justice Section, 1979.
Member, Committee on Bench-Bar Relations, 1973-1977.
Chairman, Sub-Committee of Bench-Bar Relations on Criminal Law, 1977. Member: Special Committee on Unifications of the Courts, 1976-1977.
Committee on Trial Advocacy Seminars, 1976-1985. Special Committee on Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire, 1977-1978.
Special Committee on Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice, 1977.
Federal Practice Committee, 1981. Judiciary Committee, 1982-1986. Academy of Continuing Professional Development, 1982), Federal and American (Member, Criminal Justice Section) Bar Associations.
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Federal Bar Council. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation. American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
Military: United States Army Reserve, National Guard, 1967-1973 (Certified as a Civil and Criminal Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Editors, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1986. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. American Bar Foundation.
American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
Military: United States Army Reserve, National Guard, 1967-1973 (Certified as a Civil and Criminal Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy).
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American