Robert Paine Dick

Biography of Robert Paine Dick

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Dick
• First Name: Robert
• Middle Name: Paine
• Date of Birth: October , 5 , 1823
• Place of Birth (POB): Greensboro , North Carolina (US-NC, NC, 37, N.C., N. Car)
• Date of Death: September , 12 , 1898
• Place of Death (POD): Greensboro , North Carolina (US-NC, NC, 37, N.C., N. Car)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Robert Paine Dick 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: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/07/1872
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 17 Stat. 215
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/07/1872
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 06/07/1872
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/07/1872
• Commission Date: 06/07/1872
• Date of Termination: 07/06/1898
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

Robert Paine Dick in the Law School

• Name of School: University of North Carolina
• Law Degree Year: 1843

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1845

Robert Paine Dick Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Wentworth, North Carolina, 1845-1848
• Private practice, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1848-1853
• U.S. attorney for the Albemarle, Cape Fear, and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina, 1853-1861
• Member, North Carolina Council of State, 1862-1864
• State senator, North Carolina, 1864-1865
• Private practice, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1865-1868
• Associate justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1868-1872
• Received recess appointment to U.S. District Courts for the Albemarle, Cape Fear and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina, May 29, 1865; declined appointment

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