Robert Jackson Staker

Robert Jackson Staker
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
In office
December 31, 1994 – September 30, 2005
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
In office
September 13, 1979 – December 31, 1994
Appointed by Jimmy Carter
Preceded by Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded by Joseph Robert Goodwin
Personal details
Born Robert Jackson Staker
(1925-02-14)February 14, 1925
Kermit, West Virginia
Died November 30, 2008(2008-11-30) (aged 83)
South Point, Ohio
Spouse(s) Sue Blankenship Poore Staker (dec. 2017)
Children J. Timothy Poore (dec. 2008), D. Seth Staker
Education West Virginia University College of Law (LL.B.)

Robert Jackson Staker (February 14, 1925 – November 30, 2008) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Education and career

Staker was born in Kermit, West Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Laws from West Virginia University College of Law in 1952. He was in the United States Navy as a radioman from 1943 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in Williamson, West Virginia from 1952 to 1968. He was an assistant prosecuting attorney of Mingo County, West Virginia in 1960. He was a judge of the Circuit Court of Mingo County from 1969 to 1979.[1]

Federal judicial service

Staker was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on June 14, 1979, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 11, 1979, and received his commission on September 13, 1979. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1994. His service was terminated on September 30, 2005, due to retirement.[1]

Death

Staker died on November 30, 2008, in South Point, Ohio.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Robert Jackson Staker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
1979–1994		 Succeeded by
Joseph Robert Goodwin
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