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Robert Edward Varner
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Robert Edward Varner served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Apr 21, 1971. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Apr 21, 1971
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1921
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of AlabamaRichard M. Nixon · Apr 21, 1971 – May 17, 2006
Education
- Auburn UniversityB.S., 1942
- University of Alabama School of LawJ.D., 1949
Career
U.S. Naval aviator lieutenant junior grade, 1942-1946; Private practice, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1949-1954; Member, Macon County [Alabama] Board of Education, 1950-1954; chairman, 1954; City attorney, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1951; Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Alabama, 1954-1958; Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1958-1971
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