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Robert Bruce King

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998

Robert Bruce King , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Robert Bruce King (born January 29, 1940) is an American jurist who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since 1998. He was previously the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1977 to 1981.

Education

  • West Virginia UniversityB.A., 1961
  • West Virginia University College of LawJ.D., 1968

Career

Law clerk, Hon. John A. Field, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 1968-1969; Private practice, Lewisburg, West Virginia, 1969-1970; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of West Virginia, 1970-1974; Private practice, Charleston, West Virginia, 1975-1977, 1981-1998; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1977-1981

Biography

Robert Bruce King (born January 29, 1940) is an American jurist who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since 1998. He was previously the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1977 to 1981.

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