Robert Joseph Ward

Biography of Robert Joseph Ward

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Ward
• First Name: Robert
• Middle Name: Joseph
• Date of Birth: January , 31 , 1926
• Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: August , 5 , 2003
• Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Robert Joseph Ward Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/25/1972
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Bryan , Frederick van Pelt
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/25/1972
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 10/12/1972
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/12/1972
• Commission Date: 10/17/1972
• Retirement from Active Service: 02/01/1991
• Date of Termination: 08/05/2003
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Robert Joseph Ward in the Law School

• Name of School: Harvard College
• Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
• Law Degree Year: 1945

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1949

Robert Joseph Ward Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant junior grade, 1944-1946
• Private practice, New York City, 1949-1951, 1961-1972
• Assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1951-1955
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1956-1961

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