Robert Shaw (judge)

Robert Shaw (May 22, 1907 – July 9, 1972) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Robert Shaw
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
April 12, 1962 – July 9, 1972
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byWilliam Francis Smith
Succeeded byVincent Pasquale Biunno
Personal details
Born
Robert Shaw

(1907-05-22)May 22, 1907
Jersey City, New Jersey
DiedJuly 9, 1972(1972-07-09) (aged 65)
EducationRutgers Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and attended high school in Paterson.[1] He received a Bachelor of Laws from the New Jersey Law School (now Rutgers Law School) in 1932. He was in private practice in Newark, New Jersey from 1935 to 1962. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1937 to 1938. He was in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945 and was a private serving in the South Pacific.[1][2] While in the army, he did his initial training as a medic at the Medical Replacement Training Center, Fort Pickett, Virginia.[1] He was Mayor of Caldwell Township (now Fairfield Township), New Jersey from 1955 to 1961.[3]

Federal judicial service

On March 19, 1962, Shaw was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge William Francis Smith. Shaw was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 11, 1962, and received his commission on April 12, 1962. Shaw served in that capacity until his death on July 9, 1972.[3]

References
  1. "Ex-Legislator in Army 'Hard Way'", Paterson Evening News, Paterson, New Jersey, 53rd year, volume 92, April 9, 1943, page 38. (subscription required)
  2. Eisenbraun, Mildred. "Robert Shaw, federal judge" (obituary), The Record, Hackensack, New Jersey, volume 78, number 21, July 11, 1972, page A-11. (subscription required)
  3. Robert Shaw at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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