Robert Witherspoon Hemphill

Biography of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hemphill
• First Name: Robert
• Middle Name: Witherspoon
• Date of Birth: May , 10 , 1915
• Place of Birth (POB): Chester , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Date of Death: December , 25 , 1983
• Place of Death (POD): Chester , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Robert Witherspoon Hemphill Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of South Carolina
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/15/1964
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Timmerman , George B.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/15/1964
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 04/29/1964
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/30/1964
• Commission Date: 04/30/1964
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1964
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1965
• Date of Termination: 11/01/1965
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Reassignment

Second Appointment of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of South Carolina
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Promoted by President: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/15/1964
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Timmerman , George B.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/15/1964
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 04/29/1964
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/30/1964
• Commission Date: 04/30/1964
• Date of Termination: 11/01/1965
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Reassignment

Third Appointment of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill

• Court Name: U. S. District Court, District of South Carolina
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Origin: Reassignment
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 79 Stat. 951
• Commission Date: 11/01/1965

Robert Witherspoon Hemphill in the Law School

• Name of School: University of South Carolina
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1936

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of South Carolina School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1938

Robert Witherspoon Hemphill Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Chester, South Carolina, 1938-1964
• U.S. Army bomber pilot, Air Corps, 1941-1945
• Solicitor, Sixth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1950-1956
• State representative, South Carolina, 1947-1948
• U.S. representative from South Carolina, 1957-1964

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