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Robert Reynold Merhige Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia · 1967

Robert Reynold Merhige Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Education

  • University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (now University of Richmond School of Law)LL.B., 1942
  • University of Virginia School of LawLL.M., 1982

Career

U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1942-1945; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1945-1967; Law teacher, Smithdeal-Massey School of Law, 1945-1948; Vice president and general counsel, Crass Coca-Cola Bottling Company, 1952-1955; Lecturer, University of Virginia, 1968-1972; Adjunct professor, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, 1973-1976; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1980-1985; Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1990-1998

Biography

Robert Reynold Merhige Jr. (February 5, 1919 – February 18, 2005) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia who was known for his rulings on desegregation in the 1970s.

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