Robert McRae
| Robert McRae | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Active: | 11/3/1966 - 12/31/1986 |
| Chief: | 1979 - 1986 |
| Senior: | 12/31/1986 - 6/25/2004 |
| Preceded by: | Marion Boyd |
| Succeeded by: | Jerome Turner |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | December 31, 1921 |
| Home State: | Memphis, TN |
| Deceased: | June 25, 2004 |
| Undergraduate: | Vanderbilt U., B.A., 1943 |
| Law School: | U. of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1948 |
| Military service: | U.S. Naval Reserve 1943 - 1946 |
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Robert Malcolm McRae, Jr. (1921-2004) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
McRae was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on September 22, 1966, to a seat vacated by Marion Boyd; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 20, 1966, and received commission on November 3, 1966. He served as chief judge from 1979 until he assumed senior status on December 31, 1986. He served until his death on June 25, 2004.[1] McRae was succeeded in this position by Jerome Turner.
Early life and education
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1943
- University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1948[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1943-1946
- Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1948-1964
- Assistant city attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, 1961-1964
- Judge, 15th Judicial Circuit Court, Memphis, Tennessee, 1964-1966[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Tennessee
McRae was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on September 22, 1966, to a seat vacated by Marion Boyd; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 20, 1966, and received commission on November 3, 1966. He served as chief judge from 1979 until he assumed senior status on December 31, 1986. He served until his death on June 25, 2004.[1] McRae was succeeded in this position by Jerome Turner.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robert McRae's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Marion Boyd |
Western District of Tennessee 1966–1986 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Jerome Turner |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Jon McCalla • Samuel Mays • Daniel Breen • Stanley Anderson • John T. Fowlkes | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Diane Vescovo • Tu Pham • Edward Bryant • Charmiane Claxton • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Bernice Donald • John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Julia Gibbons • Harry Wellford • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • Eli Shelby Hammond • John Ethridge McCall • John William Ross • Harry Bennett Anderson • John Donelson Martin • Marion Boyd • Bailey Brown • Odell Horton • Robert McRae • Jerome Turner • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James D. Todd • Julia Gibbons • Marion Boyd • Bailey Brown • Odell Horton • Robert McRae • | ||
