Robert Bruce Propst

United States federal judge
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroUnited States federal judge
PlacesUnited States of America
wasLawyer Judge
Work fieldLaw
Gender
Male
Birth13 July 1931, Ohatchee, USA
Death14 May 2019 (aged 87 years)
Star signCancer
Education
University of Alabama
University of Alabama School of Law
The details

Biography

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

Born in Ohatchee, Alabama, Propst received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 1953 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1957. He was in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955. He was in private practice in Anniston, Alabama from 1957 to 1980.

Federal judicial service

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. Propst died on May 14, 2019, aged 87.

Sources

  • Robert Bruce Propst at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices
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
H. Dean Buttram Jr.
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