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Robert Merhige
Robert Reynold Merhige, Jr. (1919-2005) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.[1]
Merhige was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1967, to a seat vacated by John Butzner; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1967, and received commission on August 25. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1986, and retired on June 8, 1998.[1] Merhige was succeeded in this position by T.S. Ellis.
Early life and education
- University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, LL.B., 1942
- University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1982[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Air Corps, 1942-1945
- Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1945-1967
- Law teacher, Smithdeal-Massey School of Law, 1945-1948
- Vice president and general counsel, Crass Coca-Cola Bottling Company, 1952-1955
- Lecturer, University of Virginia, 1968-1972
- Adjunct professor, University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, 1973-1976[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Virginia
Merhige was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1967, to a seat vacated by John Butzner; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1967, and received commission on August 25. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1986, and retired on June 8, 1998.[1] Merhige was succeeded in this position by T.S. Ellis.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Merhige's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Butzner |
Eastern District of Virginia 1967–1986 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: T.S. Ellis
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
