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Robert Dorsey Watkins
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Robert Dorsey Watkins served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Mar 1, 1956.
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Confirmed
- Mar 1, 1956
- Born
- 1900
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MarylandDwight D. Eisenhower · Mar 1, 1956 – Mar 19, 1986
Education
- Johns Hopkins UniversityA.B., 1922
- Johns Hopkins UniversityPh.D., 1925
- University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law)LL.B., 1925
Career
Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, 1923-1965; Lecturer, University of Maryland School of Law, 1925-1968; Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1925-1955
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