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Robert Love Taylor
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
January 15, 1984 – July 11, 1987
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
1961–1969
Preceded byLeslie Rogers Darr
Succeeded byFrank Wiley Wilson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
November 2, 1949 – January 15, 1984
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded byGeorge Caldwell Taylor
Succeeded byRobert Leon Jordan
Personal details
Born
Robert Love Taylor

(1899-12-20)December 20, 1899
Embreeville, Tennessee
DiedJuly 11, 1987(1987-07-11) (aged 87)
EducationMilligan College (Ph.B.)
Yale Law School (LL.B.)
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Robert Love Taylor (December 20, 1899 – July 11, 1987) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Education and career

Born in Embreeville, Tennessee, Taylor was the son of longtime Tennessee politician Alfred A. Taylor, and was named for Alfred's brother, Robert Love Taylor, also very active in Tennessee politics.[1] Taylor received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Milligan College in 1922 and read law to enter the bar in 1923, also receiving a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1924. He was a semi-professional baseball player in Summers, Tennessee from 1920 to 1922. He was in private practice in Johnson City, Tennessee from 1924 to 1949.[2]

Federal judicial service

On November 2, 1949, Taylor received a recess appointment from President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee vacated by Judge George Caldwell Taylor. Formally nominated to the same seat by President Truman on January 5, 1950, Taylor was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 8, 1950, and received his commission on March 9, 1950. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1969. He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1972 to 1975. He assumed senior status on January 15, 1984, serving in that capacity until his death on July 11, 1987.[2]

References

  1. ^ Clinton J. Holloway, A Place to call home: Remarks on the Williams-Taylor House, Milligan College, Tennessee on the occasion of the renovation and dedication as the Taylor-Phillips House Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, Milligan College (October 25, 2002).
  2. ^ a b Robert Love Taylor at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
1949–1984 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
1961–1969 		Succeeded by
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