FRANK KEATING* lJ.S. Attorney

for the Northern District of

Frank Keating was appointed U. S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma in January 1981 by President . Prior to that appoint­ ment, he served eight years in the State Legislature. He was serving as the Senate Minority Leader at the time of his appointment. Keating was born on February 10, 1944, in Tulsa. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Keating, who still reside in Tulsa. He attended Tulsa parochial schools, received an AB from in 1966, and received his J D degree from the in 1969. While attending Georgetown University, Keating served as student body president and was named president of the College of Law Board of Governors at the University of Oklahoma. He also was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award at Georgetown. Keating joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent in 1969. From 1971-72 he served as Assistant District Attorney in Tulsa County, and then joined the law firm of Blackstock, Joyce, Pollard, Blackstock and Montgomery. He was a partner of the firm at the time of his appointment and was also a trustee of the Heller Oil Company. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1973 for a two-year term and in 1975 was elected to the State Senate. Keating has been included in Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Who's Who in American Politics, Personalities of the South, and Outstanding Young Men of America. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Oklahoma Bar Association and the Tulsa County Bar Association, In addition to a Number of various civic organizations. At the time of his appointment, he was vice-chairman of the Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority. He and his wife are active parishoners of Christ the King in Tulsa. Keating is married to the former Catherine Heller of Tulsa and the couple have two daughters, Carrie and Kelly, and a son, Anthony Francis III.

Office - Room 460, Courthouse, 333 West 4th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 Telephone - (918) 581-7463. Office Hours - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday though Friday.

*Confirmation Pending

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