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Robert Bruce Propst

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Robert Bruce Propst
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office
July 15, 1996 – May 14, 2019
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office
May 30, 1980 – July 15, 1996
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded bySeat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded byH. Dean Buttram Jr.
Personal details
Born
Robert Bruce Propst

(1931-07-13)July 13, 1931
Ohatchee, Alabama
DiedMay 14, 2019(2019-05-14) (aged 87)
North Carolina
EducationUniversity of Alabama (BS)
University of Alabama School of Law (JD)

Robert Bruce Propst (July 13, 1931 – May 14, 2019) was a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Education and career

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Propst was born in Ohatchee, Alabama and graduated from Gadsden High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in commerce from the University of Alabama in 1953 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1957.[1] He was in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955 and was the deputy finance and accounting officer at Camp Stewart, Georgia.[1] He became a first lieutenant. He was in private practice in Anniston, Alabama from 1957 to 1980.[2]

Federal judicial service

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On January 10, 1980, Propst was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 29, 1980, and received his commission on May 30, 1980. He assumed senior status on July 15, 1996.[2] Propst died on May 14, 2019, aged 87.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "R. Propst Nominated For Award", The Anniston Star, Anniston, Alabama, volume 80, number 114, January 17, 1962, page 11. (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Robert Bruce Propst at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ Nunnally, Ben (15 May 2019). "Robert Propst, U.S. district court judge, dies at 87". The Anniston Star. Retrieved 2019-05-31.

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Preceded by
Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
1980–1996
Succeeded by