Robert Love Taylor (judge)

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.

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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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]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
George Caldwell Taylor
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
1949–1984
Succeeded by
Robert Leon Jordan
Preceded by
Leslie Rogers Darr
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
1961–1969
Succeeded by
Frank Wiley Wilson
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