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Robert Staker

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Robert Staker

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Prior offices

United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Education

Personal

Robert Jackson Staker (1925-2008) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.^[1]

Staker was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on June 14, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 11, 1979, and received commission two days later. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1994, and retired on September 30, 2005.^[1] Staker was succeeded in this position by Joseph Goodwin.

Early life and education

West Virginia University College of Law, LL.B., 1952^[1]

Professional career

U.S. Navy Radioman, 1943-1946
Private practice, Williamson, West Virginia, 1952-1968
Assistant prosecuting attorney, Mingo County, West Virginia, 1960
Judge, Circuit Court of Mingo County, West Virginia, 1969-1979^[1]

Judicial career

Southern District of West Virginia

Staker was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on June 14, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 11, 1979, and received commission two days later. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1994, and retired on September 30, 2005.^[1] Staker was succeeded in this position by Joseph Goodwin.

External links

Judge Staker's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Judge Staker's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices
Preceded by: NA-New Seat	Southern District of West Virginia 1979–1994 Seat #4	Succeeded by: Joseph Goodwin

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Chief Judge: Frank W. Volk • Joseph Goodwin • Thomas Johnston • Robert Chambers • Irene Berger

David Faber • John Copenhaver •

Magistrate judges

Omar J. Aboulhosn • Dwane Tinsley •

Former Article III judges

Benjamin Franklin Keller • George Warwick McClintic • Harry Watkins • Sidney Christie • Charles Haden II • William Kidd • John Field (West Virginia) • Kenneth Hall (West Virginia) • Elizabeth Hallanan • Dennis R. Knapp • Ben Moore • Robert Staker •

Former Chief judges

David Faber • Thomas Johnston • Sidney Christie • Charles Haden II • John Field (West Virginia) • Dennis R. Knapp • Ben Moore •

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