Robert Taylor (Tennessee)
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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
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robert Taylor's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political 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: Travis Randall McDonough • Thomas Varlan • Clifton L. Corker • Charles Atchley • Katherine Crytzer | ||
| Senior judges |
Curtis Collier • Robert Leon Jordan • J. Ronnie Greer (Federal Judge) • Thomas W. Phillips • Robert Allan Edgar (Tennessee) • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Susan K. Lee (Tennessee) • Christopher H. Steger • Cynthia Wyrick • Debra Poplin • Jill McCook • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Harry Mattice • 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 (Tennessee) • Charles Neese • Robert Taylor (Tennessee) • Pamela L. Reeves • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
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