Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.
Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 31, 1977 – April 19, 1993 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office 1969–1975 | |
| Preceded by | Wallace Samuel Gourley |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Peter Sorg |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office June 8, 1950 – January 31, 1977 | |
| Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Robert Murray Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Donald Emil Ziegler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. April 26, 1905 Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 19, 1993 (aged 87) Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Lafayette College (A.B.) University of Pittsburgh School of Law (LL.B.) |
Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. (April 26, 1905 – April 19, 1993) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
[edit]Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Marsh received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Lafayette College in 1927 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1930.[1] He was in private practice in Greensburg from 1930 to 1950. He was an assistant district attorney of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania from 1942 to 1950.[1][2]
Federal judicial service
[edit]On March 27, 1950, Marsh was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Robert Murray Gibson. Marsh was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 2, 1950, and received his commission on June 8. He served as Chief Judge from 1969 to 1975, and assumed senior status on January 31, 1977. Marsh served in that capacity until his death on April 19, 1993, in Greensburg.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b McCarron, James (August 10, 1969). "Ex-football star calling signals again in court". Pittsburgh Press. p. 2, section 3.
- ^ a b Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
[edit]- Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1905 births
- 1993 deaths
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- United States district court judges appointed by Harry S. Truman
- 20th-century American judges
- Lafayette College alumni
- People from Greensburg, Pennsylvania