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Robert Reasoner Nevin

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Robert Reasoner Nevin
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
In office
1948–1952
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMell G. Underwood
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
In office
January 21, 1929 – December 31, 1952
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded bySmith Hickenlooper
Succeeded byLester LeFevre Cecil
Personal details
Born
Robert Reasoner Nevin

(1875-08-02)August 2, 1875
Dayton, Ohio
DiedDecember 31, 1952(1952-12-31) (aged 77)
EducationOhio State University
Cincinnati Law School
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Robert Reasoner Nevin (August 2, 1875 – December 31, 1952) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Education and career

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Born in Dayton, Ohio, Nevin attended Ohio State University and Cincinnati Law School (now the University of Cincinnati College of Law), but read law to enter the bar in 1898. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War, and was in private practice in Dayton from 1898 to 1903. He was prosecuting attorney of Montgomery County, Ohio from 1906 to 1919.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On January 5, 1929, Nevin was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Smith Hickenlooper. Nevin was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 21, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 until his death on December 31, 1952.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
1929–1952
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Office established
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
1948–1952
Succeeded by