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Robert S. Gawthrop III
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Robert S. Gawthrop III served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Dec 8, 1987. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Dec 8, 1987
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1942
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaRonald Reagan · Dec 8, 1987 – Aug 1, 1999
Education
- Amherst CollegeB.A., 1964
- Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law)J.D., 1970
Career
U.S. Army lieutenant, Field Artillery, 1965-1967; Law clerk, Hon. Lee F. Swope, Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County [Pennsylvania], 1969-1970; Private practice, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1970-1978; Assistant district attorney, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1971-1978; Assistant district attorney, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 1976-1977; Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Chester County [Pennsylvania], 1978-1988; Adjunct professor, Dickinson School of Law, 1981-1982
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