Robert King
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Robert King is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.
Early Life and Education
Born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, King graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1961 and later graduated from West Virginia University College of Law with his Juris Doctor degree in 1968.[1]
Legal Career
King served as law clerk to Federal District Judge John Field in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1968 to 1969. King entered private practice in West Virginia from 1969 to 1970 before serving in the U.S. Attorney's Office as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1970 to 1974. King resumed private practice from 1974 to 1977. King was nominated by President Jimmy Carter as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1977 to 1981. King then practiced in West Virginia until 1998.[1]
Federal Judicial Career
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Robert Byrd, King was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit by President Bill Clinton on June 24, 1998 to a seat vacated by Kenneth Hall. King was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 8, 1998 on a majority vote and received commission on October 9, 1998. [2]
External Links
- Judge Robert King Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Traxler • Agee • Davis • Duncan • Gregory • Keenan • King • Michael • Motz • Niemeyer • Shedd • Wilkinson • Vacancy • Vacancy • Vacancy |
| Senior judges | |
| Former judges |
Bell • Bond • Boreman • Bryan Sr. • Butzner • Craven • Dobie • Ervin • Field • Goff • Hall • Haynsworth • Knapp • Luttig • Murnaghan • Northcott • Parker • Pritchard • Rose • Russell • Simonton • Sneeden • Sobeloff • Soper • Sprouse • Waddill • Widener • Wilkins • Winter • Woods |
