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Robert Denney
Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Denney was nominated by President Richard Nixon on January 28, 1971, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 4, 1971, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on April 16, 1981, and passed away shortly thereafter, on June 26, 1981. Denney was succeeded in this position by Arlen Beam.
Early life and education
- Creighton University School of Law, LL.B., 1939
Professional career
- Private practice, Fairbury, Nebraska, 1939-1940
- Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1940-1941
- U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, 1942-1959
- Private practice, Fairbury, Nebraska, 1945-1967
- County attorney, Jefferson County, Nebraska, 1946-1951
- City attorney, City of Fairbury, Nebraska, 1951-1956
- U.S. Representative from Nebraska, 1967-1971
Judicial career
District of Nebraska
Denney was nominated by President Richard Nixon on January 28, 1971, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on March 4, 1971, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on April 16, 1981, and passed away shortly thereafter, on June 26, 1981. Denney was succeeded in this position by Arlen Beam.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of Nebraska 1971–1981 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Arlen Beam
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
