Background
KEETON, West was born on August 22, 1909 in Clarksville, Texas, United States.
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University of Texas (Bachelor of Arts, 1931. Bachelor of Laws, 1931). Harvard University (Doctor of Juridical Science, 1936).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of the Coif. Member, University of Texas Law Faculty, 1932-1946. Dean and Professor, University of Oklahoma, 1946-1949.
Dean, University of Texas, 1949- 1974. Professor, 1974-1979 and Participant-time Professor, since 1979, University of Texas.
Chief Counsel, Petroleum Division, Officers Price Administration and Assistant Chief Counsel for Petroleum Administration for War, Washington, District of Columbia, 1942-1945.
President, Association of American Law Schools, 1961. Member, Advisory Committee, Revision of Restatement of Torts, American Law Institute, 1955-1975. Chairman, State Bar Committee of Texas for the Revision of the Penal Code, 1965-1969.
Recipient, Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award, 1982.
Career
Working as a partner of Scott, DOUGLASS & LUTON. Admitted to the bar, 1931, Texas.
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Membership
State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, Section on Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law). Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation (Director, American Bar Foundation, 1968-1975).
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American
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1931