Robert Daniel Potter

Biography of Robert Daniel Potter

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Potter
• First Name: Robert
• Middle Name: Daniel
• Date of Birth: April , 4 , 1923
• Place of Birth (POB): Wilmington , North Carolina (US-NC, NC, 37, N.C., N. Car)
• Date of Death: July , 2 , 2009
• Place of Death (POD): Charlotte , North Carolina (US-NC, NC, 37, N.C., N. Car)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Robert Daniel Potter Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ronald Reagan ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 10/01/1981
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 92 Stat. 1629
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 10/01/1981
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 10/27/1981
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/29/1981
• Commission Date: 10/29/1981
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1984
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1991
• Retirement from Active Service: 05/01/1994
• Date of Termination: 07/02/2009
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Robert Daniel Potter in the Law School

• Name of School: Duke University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1947

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Duke University School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1950

Robert Daniel Potter Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army, 1944-1947
• Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1951-1981
• Commissioner, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1966-1968

Resources

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