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Robert Witherspoon Hemphill
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Robert Witherspoon Hemphill served on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Appointed by None (reassignment).
- Appointed by
- None (reassignment)
- Born
- 1915
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South CarolinaLyndon B. Johnson · Apr 30, 1964 – Nov 1, 1965
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of South CarolinaLyndon B. Johnson · Apr 30, 1964 – Nov 1, 1965
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South CarolinaNone (reassignment) · – Dec 25, 1983
Education
- University of South CarolinaA.B., 1936
- University of South Carolina School of LawLL.B., 1938
Career
Private practice, Chester, South Carolina, 1938-1964; U.S. Army bomber pilot, Air Corps, 1941-1945; Solicitor, Sixth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1950-1956; State representative, South Carolina, 1947-1948; U.S. representative from South Carolina, 1957-1964
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