Robert Reasoner Nevin
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Robert Reasoner Nevin was a United States federal judge
.
Born in Dayton, Ohio
, Nevin attended Ohio State University
and Cincinnati Law School, but read law to enter the bar in 1898. He served as a Lieutenant in the United States Army
during the Spanish-American War
, and was in private practice in Dayton, Ohio
from 1898 to 1903. He was a Prosecuting attorney of Montgomery County, Ohio
from 1906 to 1919.
On January 5, 1929, Nevin was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
vacated by Smith Hickenlooper
. Nevin was confirmed by the United States Senate
on January 21, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1948 until his death on December 31, 1952.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, Nevin attended Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
and Cincinnati Law School, but read law to enter the bar in 1898. He served as a Lieutenant in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
during the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
, and was in private practice in Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
from 1898 to 1903. He was a Prosecuting attorney of Montgomery County, Ohio
Montgomery County, Ohio
Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...
from 1906 to 1919.
On January 5, 1929, Nevin was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties. Appeals from the court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at Cincinnati The...
vacated by Smith Hickenlooper
Smith Hickenlooper
Smith Hickenlooper was a United States federal judge.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hickenlooper received a B.A. from the University of Cincinnati in 1901 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1904. He was in private practice in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1904 to 1918. He was a member of the Cincinnati...
. Nevin was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on January 21, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1948 until his death on December 31, 1952.