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Robert Vernon Denney
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Robert Vernon Denney served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Mar 4, 1971. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Mar 4, 1971
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1916
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of NebraskaRichard M. Nixon · Mar 4, 1971 – Jun 26, 1981
Education
- Creighton University School of LawLL.B., 1939
Career
Private practice, Fairbury, Nebraska, 1939-1940, 1945-1967; Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1940-1941; U.S. Marine Corps Reserve lieutenant colonel, 1942-1959; County attorney, Jefferson County, Nebraska, 1946-1951; City attorney, Fairbury, Nebraska, 1951-1956; U.S. representative from Nebraska, 1967-1971
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