Robert Allan Edgar (Tennessee)

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Robert Allan Edgar

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (senior status)
Tenure

2005 - Present

Years in position

19

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Education

Bachelor's

Davidson College, 1962

Law

Duke University School of Law, 1965

Personal
Birthplace
Munising, Mich.

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Robert Allan Edgar is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He joined the Tennessee court in 1985 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan (R). [1] He assumed senior status on October 7, 2005.[2]

Early life and education

Edgar graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina with his bachelor's degree in 1962 and later graduated from Duke University School of Law with his J.D. degree in 1965. After law school, Edgar served on active duty in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1967.[2]

Professional career

Edgar served in private practice in Chattanooga from 1967 to 1985. Edgar also served in the Tennessee State House of Representatives from 1970 to 1972.[2]

Judicial career

Eastern District of Tennessee

On the recommendation of Congressman John Duncan, Sr., Edgar was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on February 26, 1985, to a seat vacated by Herbert Milburn as Milburn went on senior status. Edgar was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 15, 1985, on a Senate vote and received commission on April 16, 1985. Edgar served as the chief judge of the court from 1998 to 2005 before assuming senior status on October 7, 2005.[2]

Western District of Michigan

Edgar transferred to the Western District of Michigan in 2011. According to the court historical society newsletter, "His [Edgar's] joint service comes about through the judiciary’s designation process–in his case, designation by the Chief Judge of the Sixth Circuit. Both districts are within the Sixth Circuit. Judge Edgar’s designations have no time limit, unlike the special designations with set periods of time that are issued for a judge to try a particular case in another district."[1]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, "Court Historical Society Newsletter," January 2019
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Edgar, Robert Allan," accessed March 9, 2022
Political offices
Preceded by:
Herbert Milburn 		Eastern District of Tennessee
1985–2005
Seat #3 		Succeeded by:
Harry Mattice




Tennessee courts

Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee

State courts:

Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court

State resources:

Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee

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