Robert Joseph Ward

Judge Robert Joseph Ward

Personal

Birthday:

1/31/1926

Birthplace:

New York, NY

Date of Death:

8/5/2003

Place of Death:

New York, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

Harvard College

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1945

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1949

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/17/1972

Retirement from Active Service:

2/1/1991

Termination Date:

8/5/2003

Termination Reason:

Death