Background
Keenon, Una H. R. was born on December 30, 1933 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Charles and Mary (Gowins) Harris.
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Una H. R. Keenon
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Una H. R. Keenon, American judge. Bar: Ohio 1975, United States District Court (northern district) Ohio 1977. Recipient Leodis Harris Advocacy award Criminal Justice Council, Cleveland, 1981, Governor's Special Recognition award, Ohio Governor, 1987, 89, Meritorious Service award East Cleveland Black Police Officers Association, 1988-1989, Exemplary Service award Phyllis Wheatley Association, 1990.
Education
Bachelor, Tennessee State University, 1953; Juris Doctor cum laude, Cleveland-Marshall Law School, 1975.
Career
Social worker, Davidson County Welfare Department, Nashville, 1953-1957; social worker, Cuyahoga County Welfare Department, Cleveland, 1957-1960; teacher, Cleveland Board Education, 1960-1974; lawyer, Legal Aid Society, Cleveland, 1975-1978; attorney-in-charge juvenile division, Public Defender, Cleveland, 1978-1980; partner, Johnson, Keenon & Blackmon, Cleveland, 1980-1983; managing attorney, United Auto Workers Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, Cleveland, 1983-1986; judge, East Cleveland (Ohio) Municipal Court, since 1986. Coordinator juvenile project Criminal Justice Coord. Committee, Cleveland, 1976-1978.
Achievements
Membership
Founding president Black Women Political Action Committee, Cleveland, 1982-1986. Trustee Cleveland Treatment Center, since 1984, Cuyahoga County Public Library., Cleveland, since 1985, Phyllis Wheatley Association, Cleveland, since 1987, Young Women’s Christian Association, East Cleveland, 1990. Member Association Municipal/County Judges (trustee), Municipal Judges Association, Kiwanis Club East Cleveland (service award 1989), Alpha Kappa Alpha.
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Connections
Married Harold K. Miller, December 18, 1976. 1 child, Gregory M. Rhodes.
Awards
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Recipient Leodis Harris Advocacy award Criminal Justice Council, Cleveland, 1981, Governor's Special Recognition award, Ohio Governor, 1987, 89, Meritorious Service award East Cleveland Black Police Officers Association, 1988-1989, Exemplary Service award Phyllis Wheatley Association, 1990.Recipient Leodis Harris Advocacy award Criminal Justice Council, Cleveland, 1981, Governor's Special Recognition award, Ohio Governor, 1987, 89, Meritorious Service award East Cleveland Black Police Officers Association, 1988-1989, Exemplary Service award Phyllis Wheatley Association, 1990.