William Bigby Keene was born on February 23, 1925, in Youngstown, Ohio, United States of America. He was the son of James and Effie Keene.
Keene graduated from the UCLA School of Law in 1952, where he was a member of the first graduating class.
He was a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge from 1965-1984. During his judicial career, he was originally assigned to the trial of Charles Mansion but was later replaced after Manson filed an affidavit of prejudice.
He perhaps is best known as a judge in the reality series Divorce Court.
He also appeared as Judge Herman Keene, Co-Starring in the episode "Whistle Stop" in the legal drama L.A. Law in 1994.
Keene was married to Patricia Margaret Danskin from July 4, 1947 - March 29, 2015, when she died battle with cancer. They had two children: Andy Keene and Kerry Keene Padilla and six grandchildren.
Judge William B. Keene passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at his home in Manhattan Beach, California, USA.
