Robert Porter (Texas)
Robert William Porter (1926-1991) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Porter was nominated to the Northern District of Texas by President Richard Nixon on April 22, 1974, to a seat vacated by Leo Brewster; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1974, and received commission on June 20, 1974. From 1986-1989 he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on January 17, 1990. He served the Northern District of Texas until his death on November 6, 1991.[1] Porter was succeeded in this position by Jorge Solis.
Early life and education
- Monmouth College, A.B., 1949
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1952[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Navy, 1944-1946
- Home office counsel, Reserve Life Insurance Company, Dallas, Texas, 1952-1954
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1954-1974
- Councilman, Richardson, Texas, 1961-1966
- Mayor, Richardson, Texas, 1966-1967
- Pro tem, 1966
- Special counsel, County of Dallas, Texas, 1972-1974[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Texas
Porter was nominated to the Northern District of Texas by President Richard Nixon on April 22, 1974, to a seat vacated by Leo Brewster; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1974, and received commission on June 20, 1974. From 1986-1989 he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on January 17, 1990. He served the Northern District of Texas until his death on November 6, 1991.[1] Porter was succeeded in this position by Jorge Solis.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Porter's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Leo Brewster |
Northern District of Texas 1974–1990 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Jorge Solis
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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 | ||
