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'''Robert Allan Edgar''' (born 1940) is a [[United States federal judge]].
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'''Robert Allan Edgar''' (born 1940) is an [[United States federal judge|inactive Senior United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee]].


==Education and career==
Born in [[Munising, Michigan]], Edgar received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Davidson College]] in 1962 and a law degree from [[Duke University School of Law]] in 1965. He was in the [[United States Army]] from 1965 to 1967. He was in private practice in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] from 1967 to 1985. He was a representative in the [[Tennessee State Legislature]] from 1970 to 1972.
Born in [[Munising, Michigan|Munising]], [[Michigan]], Edgar received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Davidson College]] in 1962 and a [[Bachelor of Laws]] from [[Duke University School of Law]] in 1965. He was in the [[United States Army]] from 1965 to 1967 and became a captain.<ref name=fedlaw>[https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Edgar_Oct2005-pdf-3.pdf Hon. Robert Allan Edgar: Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Tennessee], ''The Federal Lawyer'', October 2005, page 14.</ref> While in the army, he served in intelligence and security services in [[Vietnam]] during the [[Vietnam War]] September 1966 to March 1967.<ref name=fedlaw/> He was in private practice in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], [[Tennessee]] from 1967 to 1985. He was a representative in the [[Tennessee State Legislature]] from 1970 to 1972.<ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/edgar-robert-allan|title=Edgar, Robert Allan - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref>


==Federal judicial service==
On February 26, 1985, Edgar was nominated by President [[Ronald Reagan]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee]] vacated by [[H. Ted Milburn]]. Edgar was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on April 15, 1985, and received his commission on April 16, 1985. He served as chief judge from 1998 to 2005, assuming [[senior status]] on October 7, 2005.
On February 26, 1985, Edgar was nominated by President [[Ronald Reagan]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee]] vacated by Judge [[Herbert Theodore Milburn]]. Edgar was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on April 15, 1985, and received his commission on April 16, 1985. He served as Chief Judge from 1998 to 2005, assuming [[senior status]] on October 7, 2005. He took inactive senior status on June 30, 2016, meaning that while he remains a federal judge, he no longer hears cases or participates in the business of the court.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>

==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 20 October 2023

Robert Allan Edgar
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 7, 2005
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
1998–2005
Preceded byJames Howard Jarvis II
Succeeded byCurtis Lynn Collier
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
April 16, 1985 – October 7, 2005
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byHerbert Theodore Milburn
Succeeded byHarry Sandlin Mattice Jr.
Personal details
Born
Robert Allan Edgar

1940 (age 83–84)
Munising, Michigan
EducationDavidson College (B.A.)
Duke University School of Law (LL.B.)

Robert Allan Edgar (born 1940) is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Education and career

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Born in Munising, Michigan, Edgar received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in 1962 and a Bachelor of Laws from Duke University School of Law in 1965. He was in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967 and became a captain.[1] While in the army, he served in intelligence and security services in Vietnam during the Vietnam War September 1966 to March 1967.[1] He was in private practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. He was a representative in the Tennessee State Legislature from 1970 to 1972.[2]

Federal judicial service

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On February 26, 1985, Edgar was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee vacated by Judge Herbert Theodore Milburn. Edgar was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 15, 1985, and received his commission on April 16, 1985. He served as Chief Judge from 1998 to 2005, assuming senior status on October 7, 2005. He took inactive senior status on June 30, 2016, meaning that while he remains a federal judge, he no longer hears cases or participates in the business of the court.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hon. Robert Allan Edgar: Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Tennessee, The Federal Lawyer, October 2005, page 14.
  2. ^ a b "Edgar, Robert Allan - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
1985–2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
1998–2005 		Succeeded by
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