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Floyd Roberts
Floyd H. Roberts (1879-1967) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.[1]
He received a recess appointment from President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 6, 1938 to a seat created by 52 Stat. 584. On January 5, 1939, he was nominated. But his nomination was rejected by the Senate, so his service ended on February 6, 1939.[1] Roberts was succeeded in this position by Armistead Dobie. Roberts died on January 29th, 1967.
Early life and education
- University of Virginia School of Law[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Bristol, Virginia, 1904-[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Virginia
Roberts received a recess appointment from President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 6, 1938 to a seat created by 52 Stat. 584. On January 5, 1939, he was nominated. But his nomination was rejected by the Senate, so his service ended on February 6, 1939.[1] Roberts was succeeded in this position by Armistead Dobie.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Roberts's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Virginia 1939–1939 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Armistead Dobie
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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 | ||
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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 • | ||
