Robert Firth (judge)

For the English soccer player, see Robert Firth (footballer).

Robert Firth (May 12, 1918 – January 4, 1984) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Harrison, New Jersey, Firth received an A.B. from Indiana University in 1940 and was in the United States Navy Lieutenant during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He received an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1948, remaining a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant from 1946 to 1952. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California from 1949 to 1950, and was in private practice in Pomona, California from 1950 to 1967. He was a judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court, California from 1967 to 1974, also serving as a lecturer in the LaVerne College of Law, LaVerne, California from 1971 to 1973.

On February 6, 1974, Firth was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California was vacated by Charles H. Carr. Firth was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1974, and received his commission on March 8, 1974. He assumed senior status on October 31, 1979, and served in that capacity until his death.

Sources

• Robert Firth at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.