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Spottswood William Robinson III
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1964–1966
Spottswood William Robinson III, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Education
- Howard University School of LawLL.B., 1939
Career
Faculty, Howard University School of Law, 1939-1948, 1960-1963; dean, 1960-1963; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1943-1960; Counsel and representative, Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Virginia NAACP, 1948-1950; Southeast regional counsel, NAACP, 1951-1960; Member, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1961-1963; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1981-1986
Biography
Spottswood William Robinson III (July 26, 1916 – October 11, 1998) was an American civil rights lawyer, jurist, and educator who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1966 to 1989. He previously served as a U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 1964 to 1966.
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