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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>[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> 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> |
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> |
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==Federal judicial service== |
==Federal judicial service== |
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Revision as of 12:00, 10 May 2021
Robert Allan Edgar | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
| Assumed office October 7, 2005 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
| In office 1998–2005 | |
| Preceded by | James Howard Jarvis II |
| Succeeded by | Curtis Lynn Collier |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
| In office April 16, 1985 – October 7, 2005 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Herbert Theodore Milburn |
| Succeeded by | Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Allan Edgar 1940 (age 83–84) Munising, Michigan |
| Education | Davidson 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
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
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
- ^ a b Hon. Robert Allan Edgar: Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Tennessee, The Federal Lawyer, October 2005, page 14.
- ^ a b "Edgar, Robert Allan - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Sources
- Robert Allan Edgar at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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- 1940 births
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- Duke University School of Law alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- People from Munising, Michigan
- United States Army officers
- United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
- 20th-century American judges
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