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Robert Herman
Robert Dixon Herman (1911-1990) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Herman was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 2, 1969, to a seat vacated by Frederick Follmer; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1969, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on September 25, 1981,[1] and served until his death on April 5, 1990. Herman was succeeded in this position by William Caldwell.
Early life and education
- Bucknell University, A.B., 1935
- Cornell Law School, LL.B., 1938
Professional career
- Private practice, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1938-1958
- Assistant district attorney, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1942-1944
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, JAG Corps, 1944-1946
- Member, Pennsylvania General Assembly, 1948-1950
- Solicitor, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1950-1957
- Judge, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 1957-1970
- Judge, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Juvenile Court, 1965-1970
Judicial career
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Herman was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 2, 1969, to a seat vacated by Frederick Follmer; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1969, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on September 25, 1981,[1] and served until his death on April 5, 1990. Herman was succeeded in this position by William Caldwell.
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: Frederick Follmer |
Middle District of Pennsylvania 1969–1981 Seat #3T |
Succeeded by: William Caldwell
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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 | ||
