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Robert Jackson Staker

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

Robert Jackson Staker served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Sep 11, 1979. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
Sep 11, 1979
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1925

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West VirginiaJimmy Carter · Sep 11, 1979 – Sep 30, 2005

Education

  • West Virginia University College of LawLL.B., 1952

Career

U.S. Navy radioman, 1943-1946; Private practice, Williamson, West Virginia, 1952-1968; Assistant prosecutor, Mingo County, West Virginia, 1960; Judge, West Virginia Circuit Court, Mingo County, 1969-1979

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