Robert Dorsey Watkins

Robert Dorsey Watkins (1900–1986) was an American federal judge.

Background

Born on September 23, 1900, in Baltimore, Maryland, Robert Dorsey Watkins received an A.B. from Johns Hopkins University in 1922, a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1925, and an LL.B. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1925.

Career

Academic

Watkins was a Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University from 1923 to 1965. He was a Lecturer, University of Maryland School of Law from 1925 to 1968.

Lawyer

Watkins was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland from 1925 to 1955 and was a name partner in the firm of Piper, Watkins, Avirett & Egerton, which merged with Marbury, Miller & Evans to form Piper & Marbury in 1952.[1]

Judge

Watkins was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Watkins received a recess appointment from President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 12, 1955, to a seat vacated by William Caldwell Coleman. Formally nominated on January 12, 1956. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1956, and received his commission on March 2, 1956. He served as chief judge from 1970-1970. He assumed senior status on August 11, 1971. Watkins served in that capacity until his death, in Catonsville, Maryland.

Personal and death

Watkins died on March 19, 1986, in Catonsville.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rulison, Larry (April 5, 2002). "Piper dropping the 'Marbury' name". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

External sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
William Caldwell Coleman		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
1956–1971		 Succeeded by
Joseph H. Young


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