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Robert Foster Chapman

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971–1981

Robert Foster Chapman , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Robert Foster Chapman (April 24, 1926 – April 18, 2018) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Education

  • University of South CarolinaB.S., 1945
  • University of South Carolina School of LawLL.B., 1949

Career

U.S. Navy ensign, 1943-1946; Private practice, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1949-1951, 1953-1971; U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1951-1953

Biography

Robert Foster Chapman (April 24, 1926 – April 18, 2018) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

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