Robert Lowe Kunzig

Robert Lowe Kunzig
Judge of the United States Court of Claims
In office January 3, 1972 – February 21, 1982
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Don Nelson Laramore
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Robert Lowe Kunzig (1918-10-31)October 31, 1918 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	February 21, 1982(1982-02-21) (aged 63) Washington, D.C.
Education	University of Pennsylvania (A.B.) University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D.)

Robert Lowe Kunzig (October 31, 1918 – February 21, 1982) was an attorney and a Judge of the United States Court of Claims.

Education and career

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kunzig received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1939, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1942. He was a Captain in the United States Army during World War II from 1942 to 1946. He was a civilian war crimes prosecutor for the United States Government from 1946 to 1947. He was in private practice in Philadelphia from 1948 to 1969. He was deputy attorney general for the State of Pennsylvania from 1948 to 1953. He was counsel for the House Un-American Activities Committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1955. He was legal adviser to the Chairman and Executive Director of the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. from 1955 to 1958. He was a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission in Washington, D.C. from 1958 to 1961. He was an administrative assistant for United States Senator Hugh Scott from 1963 to 1966. He was executive director of the General State Authority for the State of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 1968. He was Administrator of the General Services Administration from 1969 to 1972. Additionally, Kunzig managed the United States Senate campaign of United States Senator Hugh Scott in 1964, the campaign of Arlen Specter for District Attorney of Philadelphia in 1965 and the campaign of Raymond P. Shafer for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1966.

Federal judicial service

Kunzig was nominated by President Richard Nixon on November 18, 1971, to a seat on the United States Court of Claims vacated by Judge Don Nelson Laramore. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 2, 1971, and received his commission on January 3, 1972. His service terminated on February 21, 1982, due to his death in Washington, D.C.

Sources

• FJC Bio

External links

• Robert Lowe Kunzig at Find a Grave