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Robert Ward
Robert Joseph Ward (1926-2003) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Ward was nominated by President Richard Nixon on September 25, 1972, to a seat vacated by Frederick Bryan; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 12, 1972, and received commission five days later. Ward was succeeded in this position by Loretta Preska. He assumed senior status on February 1, 1991, and served in that capacity until his death on August 5, 2003.[1]
Early life and education
- Harvard College, B.S., 1945
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1949[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant (JG), 1944-1946
- Private practice, New York City, 1949-1951
- Assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1951-1955
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1956-1961
- Private practice, New York City, 1961-1972[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of New York
Ward was nominated by President Richard Nixon on September 25, 1972, to a seat vacated by Frederick Bryan; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 12, 1972, and received commission five days later. Ward was succeeded in this position by Loretta Preska. He assumed senior status on February 1, 1991, and served in that capacity until his death on August 5, 2003.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robert Ward's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Frederick Bryan |
Southern District of New York 1972–1991 |
Succeeded by: Loretta Preska
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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 | ||
