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Robert Varner
Robert Edward Varner (1921-2006) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
Varner was nominated by President Richard Nixon on February 10, 1971, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 21, 1971, and received commission two days later.[1] He served as chief judge from 1979-1984. He assumed senior status on June 12, 1986, and served in that capacity until his death on May 17, 2006.
Early life and education
- Auburn University, Tuscaloosa, B.S., 1942
- University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1949
Professional career
- U.S. Naval Aviator Lieutenant (JG), 1942-1946
- Private practice, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1949-1954
- Member, Macon County Board of Education, 1950-1954
- Chairman, 1954
- City attorney, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1951
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Alabama, 1954-1958
- Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1958-1971
Judicial career
Middle District of Alabama
Varner was nominated by President Richard Nixon on February 10, 1971, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 21, 1971, and received commission two days later.[1] He served as chief judge from 1979-1984. He assumed senior status on June 12, 1986, and served in that capacity until his death on May 17, 2006.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Middle District of Alabama 1971–1986 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Joel Dubina
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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 | ||
