Armistead Dobie
Armistead Mason Dobie (1881-1962) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.[1] Armistead Dobie previously served on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.[1] Dobie died on August 7th, 1962.
Early life and education
- University of Virginia, B.A., 1901
- University of Virginia, M.A., 1902
- University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1904[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904-1907
- Adjunct professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1907
- Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1909-1939
- Assistant chief of staff, G2, 80th Division, U.S. Army, 1917-1919
- Dean, University of Virginia School of Law, 1932-1939[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Fourth Circuit
He received a recess appointment from President Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 19, 1939 to replace Elliott Northcott. On January 11, 1940, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 1st, and received commission on February 5th. On February 1, 1956, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on August 7, 1962.[1]
Western District of Virginia
Armistead Dobie previously served on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.[1]
He was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 16, 1939 to replace Floyd Roberts. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 25th, and received commission on June 2nd. He served on this court until February 8, 1940.[1] Dobie was succeeded in this position by Alfred Barksdale.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Judge Dobie's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Floyd Roberts |
Western District of Virginia 1939–1940 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Alfred Barksdale |
| Preceded by: Elliott Northcott |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1940–1962 |
Succeeded by: Clement Haynsworth
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Elizabeth K. Dillon • Robert Ballou • Thomas Cullen (Virginia) • Jasmine Yoon | ||
| Senior judges |
James Jones (Federal judge) • Norman Moon • Michael Urbanski • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Pamela Sargent • Joel C. Hoppe • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John George Jackson • Alexander Caldwell • Philip Clayton Pendleton • Isaac Samuels Pennybacker • John White Brockenbrough • John Jay Jackson • Alexander Rives • John Paul • Henry Clay McDowell • James Turk • Jackson Kiser • Samuel Wilson • Glen Conrad • John Paul, Jr. • Armistead Dobie • Floyd Roberts • Alfred Barksdale • Ted Dalton • James Michael • Thomas Michie • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • Glen Williams (Virginia) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Jones (Federal judge) • James Turk • Jackson Kiser • Samuel Wilson • John Paul, Jr. • Ted Dalton • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • Michael Urbanski • | ||
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
