Robert Allan Edgar

Judge Robert Allan Edgar

Personal

Birthday:

1940

Birthplace:

Munising, MI

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army, 1965-1967
Private practice, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1967-1985
State representative, Tennessee, 1970-1972

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, September 11, 1984; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Davidson College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1962

Name of School - Second:

Duke University School of Law

Duke Law School is an ambitious, forward-thinking, and innovative institution whose mission is to prepare students for responsible and productive lives in the legal profession. As a community of scholars, the Law School also provides leadership at the national and international levels in efforts to improve the law and legal institutions through teaching, research, and other forms of public service.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1965

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee

Court Name:

Tennessee Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

4/16/1985

Retirement from Active Service:

10/7/2005