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Rabe Marsh
Rabe Ferguson Marsh, Jr. (1905-1993) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Marsh was nominated by President Harry Truman on March 27, 1950, to a seat vacated by Robert Murray Gibson;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on June 2, 1950, and received his commission on June 8th. He served as chief judge from 1969-1975. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1977, and served in this capacity until his death on April 19, 1993. Marsh was succeeded in this position by Donald Ziegler.
Early life and education
- Lafayette College, A.B., 1927
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, LL.B., 1930
Professional career
- Private practice, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1930-1950
- Assistant district attorney, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 1942-1950
Judicial career
Western District of Pennsylvania
Marsh was nominated by President Harry Truman on March 27, 1950, to a seat vacated by Robert Murray Gibson; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 2, 1950, and received his commission on June 8th. He served as chief judge from 1969-1975. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1977, and served in this capacity until his death on April 19, 1993.[1] Marsh was succeeded in this position by Donald Ziegler.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Murray Gibson |
Western District of Pennsylvania 1950–1977 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Donald Ziegler
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
