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Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Professional career 3 Judicial career 3.1 Eastern District of Virginia 4 External links 5 Footnotes Robert Reynold Merhige, Jr. (1919-2005) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.[1] Merhige was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1967, to a seat vacated by John Butzner; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1967, and received commission on August 25. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1986, and retired on June 8, 1998.[1] Merhige was succeeded in this position by T.S. Ellis. Early life and education University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, LL.B., 1942 University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1982[1] Professional career U.S. Army Air Corps, 1942-1945 Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1945-1967 Law teacher, Smithdeal-Massey School of Law, 1945-1948 Vice president and general counsel, Crass Coca-Cola Bottling Company, 1952-1955 Lecturer, University of Virginia, 1968-1972 Adjunct professor, University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, 1973-1976[1] Judicial career Eastern District of Virginia Merhige was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1967, to a seat vacated by John Butzner; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1967, and received commission on August 25. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1986, and retired on June 8, 1998.[1] Merhige was succeeded in this position by T.S. Ellis. External links Judge Merhige's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center Footnotes ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Merhige's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center. Political offices Preceded by:John Butzner Eastern District of Virginia1967–1986Seat #2 Succeeded by:T.S. Ellis v • eFederal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Active judges Chief Judge: Mark Davis (Virginia) • Leonie Brinkema • M. Hannah Lauck • Rossie Alston • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Michael Nachmanoff • Roderick Young • David Novak (Virginia) • Patricia Tolliver Giles • Elizabeth Hanes • Jamar Walker Senior judges T.S. Ellis III • Claude Hilton • Anthony Trenga • Liam O'Grady • Rebecca Smith (Virginia) • Raymond Jackson • Robert Payne (Virginia) • Henry Hudson • John A. Gibney • Magistrate judges John F. Anderson • Ivan Davis • Douglas E. Miller • Robert J. Krask • Mark Colombell • Former Article III judges George Tucker • George Hay • Philip Pendelton Barbour • Peter Vivian Daniel • John Young Mason • James Dandridge Halyburton • John Curtiss Underwood • Robert William Hughes • Edmund Waddill • James Spencer (Virginia) • James Cacheris • Robert Doumar • Henry Morgan • Richard Williams (Virginia) • Gerald Lee • Jerome Friedman • Duncan Groner • Luther Way • Robert Nelson Pollard • Albert Bryan, Sr. • John Butzner • Joseph Clarke • Walter Hoffman • Charles Hutcheson • Richard Kellam • Walter Kelley • Oren Lewis • John MacKenzie • Robert Merhige • David Warriner • Albert Bryan, Jr. • Former Chief judges James Spencer (Virginia) • Claude Hilton • James Cacheris • Albert Bryan, Sr. • Walter Hoffman • Charles Hutcheson • Richard Kellam • John MacKenzie • Albert Bryan, Jr. • v • eFederal judges nominated by Lyndon Johnson 1964 Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano 1965 Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young 1966 Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise1967 Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams 1968 Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward Categories: Pages using DynamicPageList3 parser functionEastern District of Virginia, Seat 2Former federal judge, Eastern District of VirginiaFormer federal judgeAppointed by Lyndon JohnsonConfirmed 1967Army veteranFormer Article III judges Ballotpedia features 503,031 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. 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Robert Reynold Merhige, Jr. (1919-2005) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.[1]
Merhige was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1967, to a seat vacated by John Butzner; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1967, and received commission on August 25. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1986, and retired on June 8, 1998.[1] Merhige was succeeded in this position by T.S. Ellis.
Chief Judge: Mark Davis (Virginia) • Leonie Brinkema • M. Hannah Lauck • Rossie Alston • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Michael Nachmanoff • Roderick Young • David Novak (Virginia) • Patricia Tolliver Giles • Elizabeth Hanes • Jamar Walker
T.S. Ellis III • Claude Hilton • Anthony Trenga • Liam O'Grady • Rebecca Smith (Virginia) • Raymond Jackson • Robert Payne (Virginia) • Henry Hudson • John A. Gibney •
George Tucker • George Hay • Philip Pendelton Barbour • Peter Vivian Daniel • John Young Mason • James Dandridge Halyburton • John Curtiss Underwood • Robert William Hughes • Edmund Waddill • James Spencer (Virginia) • James Cacheris • Robert Doumar • Henry Morgan • Richard Williams (Virginia) • Gerald Lee • Jerome Friedman • Duncan Groner • Luther Way • Robert Nelson Pollard • Albert Bryan, Sr. • John Butzner • Joseph Clarke • Walter Hoffman • Charles Hutcheson • Richard Kellam • Walter Kelley • Oren Lewis • John MacKenzie • Robert Merhige • David Warriner • Albert Bryan, Jr. •
James Spencer (Virginia) • Claude Hilton • James Cacheris • Albert Bryan, Sr. • Walter Hoffman • Charles Hutcheson • Richard Kellam • John MacKenzie • Albert Bryan, Jr. •
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter •
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward
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