Robert Morton Duncan

Personal

Birthday: 
8/24/1927
Birthplace: 
Urbana, OH
Date of Death: 
11/2/2012
Race or Ethnicity: 
African American
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Attorney examiner, Ohio Bureau of Workmen`s Compensation, 1959-1960
City prosecutor, Columbus, Ohio, 1960-1963
Chief counsel to the attorney general, State of Ohio, 1963-1966
Judge, Franklin County [Ohio] Municipal Court, 1966-1968
Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1968-1971
Judge, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1971-1974

Education

Name of School: 
Ohio State University
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1948
Name of School - Second: 

Ohio State University - Moritz College of Law

The Moritz College offers a nationally ranked program and certificate in the emerging area of alternative dispute resolution, as well as an exceptionally broad array of clinical programs, including clinics in civil and criminal practice, mediation, legislation, and juvenile law. The curriculum provides excellent preparation in criminal law, intellectual property law, employment and labor law, commercial law, international law, and many other fields.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1952

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Court Name: 

Ohio Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
6/20/1974
Termination Date: 
4/15/1985
Termination Reason: 
Resignation