Robert Potter
| Robert Potter | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 10/29/1981 - 5/1/1994 |
| Chief: | 1984 - 1991 |
| Senior: | 5/1/1994 - 7/2/2009 |
| Preceded by: | 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Succeeded by: | Lacy Thornburg |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | April 4, 1923 |
| Home State: | Wilmington, NC |
| Deceased: | July 2, 2009 |
| Undergraduate: | Duke University, A.B., 1947 |
| Law School: | Duke University School of Law, LL.B., 1950 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1944-1947 |
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Robert Daniel Potter (1923-present) is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.[1]
Potter was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on October 1, 1981, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 29, 1981, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1984-1991, and assumed senior status on May 1, 1994.[1]. Judge Potter's service was terminated on July 2, 2009 due to his death.[1] Potter was succeeded in this position by Lacy Thornburg.
Early life and education
- Duke University, A.B., 1947
- Duke University School of Law, LL.B., 1950[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army, 1944-1947
- Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1951-1981
- Commissioner, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1966-1968[1]
Judicial career
Western District of North Carolina
Potter was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on October 1, 1981, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 29, 1981, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1984-1991, and assumed senior status on May 1, 1994.[1]. Judge Potter's service was terminated on July 2, 2009 due to his death.[1] Potter was succeeded in this position by Lacy Thornburg.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Judge Potter's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of North Carolina 1981–1994 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Lacy Thornburg |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Robert Conrad • Frank Whitney • Richard Voorhees • Martin Reidinger • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | David Kessler • Dennis Howell • David Cayer • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Robert Paine Dick • James Edmund Boyd • Hamilton Glover Ewart • Lacy Thornburg • Edwin Yates Webb • James Craven • David Henderson • Woodrow Jones • Harold Brent McKnight • James McMillan • Wilson Warlick • Robert Potter • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Graham Mullen • Richard Voorhees • James Craven • Woodrow Jones • Wilson Warlick • Robert Potter • | ||
