Michael Keehan

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Sir Michael Joseph Keehan (born 31 March 1960), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Keehan, is a British judge of the High Court of Justice of the Courts of England and Wales.

Career

Keehan was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1982. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2000. He was appointed a Recorder in 2000 and was approved to sit as a deputy High Court judge.{{cite press release |url=http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/judicial-appointments/judicial-190413-022 |title=Appointment of a High Court Judge – Keehan |publisher=Ministry of Justice |date=19 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130503002745/http%3A//www.justice.gov.uk/news/judicial%2Dappointments/judicial%2D190413%2D022 |archivedate=3 May 2013 }} On 13 May 2013, he was appointed a High Court judge,{{London Gazette |issue=60505 |page=9621 |date=15 May 2013}} assigned to the Family Division, receiving the customary knighthood in the 2013 Special Honours.[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-60664-1925022 List of Knights Bachelor], thegazette.co.uk; accessed 5 September 2015.

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Category:1960 births

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Category:Members of the Middle Temple

Category:Family Division judges

Category:Knights Bachelor

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