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Robert Nelson Pollard

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Robert Nelson Pollard served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Feb 27, 1936.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Feb 27, 1936
Born
1880

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Feb 27, 1936 – May 24, 1954

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law
  • University of Richmond School of LawLL.B., 1903

Career

Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1904-1930; Judge, Law and Equity Court of the City of Richmond [Virginia], 1930-1936

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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