Robert Joseph Ward
Robert Joseph Ward (b. January 31, 1926, New York, NY, d. August 5, 2003, New York, NY) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Judge Ward received a B.S. from Harvard College in 1945 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1949. He was nominated to the court by Richard Nixon on September 25, 1972, to a seat vacated by Frederick van Pelt Bryan, confirmed by the United States Senate on October 12, 1972, and received his commission on October 17, 1972. He assumed senior status on February 1, 1991. He died on August 5, 2003.
External links
- Robert Joseph Ward at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- NYT obituary
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| Preceded by Frederick van Pelt Bryan |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 1972–1991 |
Succeeded by Loretta A. Preska |
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