Robert Taylor
| Robert Taylor | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Harry S Truman |
| Active: | 3/9/1950 - 1/15/1984 |
| Chief: | 1961 - 1969 |
| Senior: | 1/15/1984 - 7/11/1987 |
| Preceded by: | George Caldwell Taylor |
| Succeeded by: | Robert Leon Jordan |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | December 20, 1899 |
| Home State: | Embreeville, TN |
| Deceased: | July 11, 1987 |
| Bachelors: | Milligan College, Ph.B., 1922 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1923; Yale Law School, LL.B., 1924 |
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Robert Love Taylor (December 20, 1899-July 11, 1987) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Harry S Truman gave a recess appointment to Taylor on November 2, 1949, to fill the seat vacated by George Caldwell Taylor. Taylor was then nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on March 8, 1950, and commissioned on March 9, 1950.
Taylor was the court's chief judge from 1961-1969. He assumed senior status on January 15, 1984, with his service on the court ending on July 11, 1987, due to death. [1]
Early life and education
- Milligan College, Ph.B., 1922
- Read law, 1923
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1924 [1]
Professional career
- Semi-professional baseball player, Summers, 1920-1922
- Private practice, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1924-1949 [1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Tennessee
Harry S Truman gave a recess appointment to Taylor on November 2, 1949, to fill the seat vacated by George Caldwell Taylor. Taylor was then nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on March 8, 1950, and commissioned on March 9, 1950.
Taylor was the court's chief judge from 1961-1969. He assumed senior status on January 15, 1984, with his service on the court ending on July 11, 1987, due to death. [1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robert Taylor's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: George Caldwell Taylor |
Eastern District of Tennessee 1950–1984 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Robert Leon Jordan |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Thomas Varlan • Curtis Collier • Harry Mattice • Ronnie Greer • Thomas W. Phillips | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Susan K. Lee • William Carter • Dennis Inman • Bruce Guyton • Clifford Shirley • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Herbert Milburn • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • Xenophon Hicks • George Caldwell Taylor • Leslie Darr • Frank Wiley Wilson • Thomas Hull • James Jarvis • Charles Neese • Robert Taylor • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
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