Ex-Judge, Lawmaker Joseph Keogh Dies
Times Picayune  05-18-1996

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A funeral was set today for retired state District Judge Joseph Keogh, who was
once a member of the Louisiana House.

Keogh, 64, died Wednesday night at Baton Rouge General Hospital, five days
after being admitted for a blood vessel that burst in his brain, family
members said.

"It was totally unexpected. Like a bolt out of the blue," said Reggie Keogh, a
former law partner with his brother.

Keogh retired from the bench April 30 to begin practicing law with longtime
friend Jerry McKernan.

Fellow District Judge A. Foster Sanders called Keogh "an extraordinary person
with a truly great spirit and soul."

Keogh was appointed to the bench on an interim basis in 1984, only weeks after
winning election to a full, six-year term on the court. He was a criminal
court judge in the 19th Judicial District for three years and a civil court
judge for nine years.

He was in the state House between 1964 and 1968. At the time of his death, he
was vice chairman of the American Bar Association's judicial ethics and
responsibility committee.

Keogh is survived by his wife, Julie.