John Watkins KEKER

Background

Keker, John Watkins was born on January 4, 1944 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Samuel J. and Lucy Hearn (Spinks) Keker.

Education

Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1965). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1970). Board of Editors, Yale Law Journal, 1968-1970.

Law Clerk to Retired Chief Justice Earl Warren, 1970-1971. Assistant Federal Public Defender, Northern District of California, 1971-1973. Trial Lawyer, Iran/- Contra Independent Counsel, 1987-1989.

Vice President, San Francisco Police Commission, since 1989. Vice-President, San Francisco Fire Commission, 1988-1989. Chairman, 1980-1981 and Vice Chairman, 1979, San Francisco Water Quality Control Board.

Member, Board of Directors, Public Advocates, Inc., since 1983.

Career

Law clerk to chief justice Earl Warren United States Supreme Court, Washington, 1970-1971. Staff attorney Natural Resources Defense Council, 1971, Office Federal Public Defender, San Francisco, 1971-1973. Partner Keker & Van Nest, since 1973.

Associate counsel Iran/Contra Investigation, Washington, 1987-1989. Lecturer in field. Served to 1st lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1965-1967, Vietnam.

Achievements

• Bar: California 1971, United States District Court (all districts California) 1971, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit) 1971, United States Supreme Court 1974.

Works

• book

  • How to Conduct Effective Direct & Cross Examination in a Civil Case

    (This is the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's text on effectiv...)

• Other Work

  • With William A Brockett, "Effective Direct & Cross Examination," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1986.

Membership

Chairman board Bay Area Water Quality Control, Oakland, California, 1980-1982. Vice president San Francisco Fire Commission, 1988. President San Francisco Police Commission, 1990-1991, 96-97.

Fellow: International Academy Trial Lawyers, American College Trial Lawyers. Member: American Bar Foundation, American Board Trial Advocates.

Connections

Married Christina Snowden Day, September 11, 1965. Children: Adam, Nathan.

Father:

Samuel J. Keker

Mother:

Lucy Hearn (Spinks) Keker

Spouse:

Christina Snowden Day

child:

Adam Keker

child:

Nathan Keker