Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Kehoe received an Associate of Arts degree from the University of Florida in 1947.

He was in the United States Army Air Corps as a Sergeant from 1943 to 1946.

He was a judge on the Civil Court of Record of Florida from 1961 to 1963.

[1] Kehoe was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on July 18, 1979, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, to a new seat created by 92 Stat.

His service was terminated on December 13, 1998, due to his death in Miami.