Robert Duncan

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Years in office: 1974 - 1985

Education

Bachelor's

The Ohio State University, 1948

Law

The Ohio State University, Moritz School of Law, 1952

Personal

Birthplace

Urbana, OH

Robert Morton Duncan (1927-2012) was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He joined the court in 1974 after an appointment fromRichard Nixon. Prior to joining the court, Duncan served as a judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.^[1] Duncan passed away at the age of 85 in November of 2012.^[2]

Early life and education

• Ohio State University, B.S., 1948
• Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., 1952^[1]

Professional career

• Attorney examiner, Ohio Bureau of Workmen's Compensation, 1959-1960
• City prosecutor, Columbus, Ohio, 1960-1963
• Chief counsel to the state attorney general, Ohio, 1963-1966
• Judge, Franklin County, Ohio Municipal Court, 1966-1968
• Justice, Ohio Supreme Court, 1968-1971^[1]

Judicial career

Southern District of Ohio

Duncan was nominated by PresidentRichard Nixon on May 1, 1974, to a seat vacated byCarl Weinman; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1974, and received commission onJune 20. He resigned onApril 15, 1985.^[1]

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Duncan was appointed to an Article I position for theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces byRichard Nixon. He joined the court on November 29, 1971, and left on July 11, 1974, after an appointment to theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He served as chief judge of the court from 1973-1974.^[1]

External links

• Robert Duncan's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Active judges	Chief Judge: Algenon Marbley  •  Edmund Sargus  •  Matthew McFarland  •  Jeffery P. Hopkins  •  Michael Newman (Ohio)  •  Sarah Daggett Morrison  •  Douglas Cole
Senior judges	Sandra Beckwith  •  Herman Weber  •  James Graham (Ohio federal judge)  •  Walter Rice  •  Susan Dlott  •  Thomas Rose  •  Michael Watson (Ohio)  •  Michael Barrett (Ohio)  •  Timothy S. Black  •
Magistrate judges	Karen L. Litkovitz  •  Caroline Helen Gentry  •  Elizabeth Preston Deavers  •  Stephanie Bowman (Ohio)  •  Kimberly Jolson  •  Chelsey Vascura  •  Peter Silvain  •
Former Article III judges	S. Arthur Spiegel  •  John Holschuh  •  George Smith (Ohio)  •  Humphrey Howe Leavitt  •  Philip Bergen Swing  •  George Read Sage  •  Albert Clifton Thompson  •  John Elbert Sater  •  Howard Clark Hollister  •  John Weld Peck  •  Smith Hickenlooper  •  Benson Hough  •  Robert Reasoner Nevin  •  Mell Underwood  •  John Druffel  •  Lester Cecil  •  Robert Duncan (Ohio)  •  Timothy Hogan (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio)  •  Joseph Kinneary  •  John Peck II  •  David S. Porter  •  Carl Rubin  •  Carl Weinman  •
Former Chief judges	Sandra Beckwith  •  John Holschuh  •  James Graham (Ohio federal judge)  •  Walter Rice  •  Robert Reasoner Nevin  •  Mell Underwood  •  Timothy Hogan (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio)  •  Joseph Kinneary  •  David S. Porter  •  Carl Rubin  •  Carl Weinman  •

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Active judges	Chief Judge: Kevin A. Ohlson  •  John E. Sparks  •  Gregory Maggs  •  Liam Hardy  •  M. Tia Johnson
Senior judges	Margaret Ryan  •  Scott Stucky  •  Charles Erdmann  •  James E. Baker  •  Andrew Effron  •  Susan Crawford (Federal Judge)  •  Eugene Sullivan  •  Walter Cox III  •
Former Article I judges	Matthew Perry  •  Robert Duncan (Ohio)  •  Robert E. Wiss  •  H.F. Gierke  •  Robinson Everett  •  Albert Fletcher, Jr.  •  William Cook (U.S. Court of Appeals)  •  Paul Kilday  •  Homer Ferguson  •  Paul Brosman  •  George Latimer (Federal judge)  •  Robert E. Quinn  •
Former Chief judges	Robert Duncan (Ohio)  •  Scott Stucky  •  Charles Erdmann  •  James E. Baker  •  Andrew Effron  •  H.F. Gierke  •  Susan Crawford (Federal Judge)  •  Eugene Sullivan  •  Walter Cox III  •  Robinson Everett  •  Albert Fletcher, Jr.  •  William Darden  •  Robert E. Quinn  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byRichard Nixon
1969	Adams •Barlow •Battin •Brooks •Burger •Carswell •Clark •Garth •Gibbons •Goodwin •Hannum •Herman •Ingraham •Kilkenny •Lane •Levin •MacKinnon •McFadden •Middlebrooks •Parker •Robb •Trask •Widener •Wilkins •Williams •Wright
1970	Becker •Blackmun •Bogue •Bratcher •Bue •Conti •Cox •Ditter •Dupree •Eisele •Engel •Fay •Feikens •Fisher •Frey •Gorbey •Hill •Huyett •Kelleher •Kennedy •Kent •King •Kitchen •Knapp •Knox •Krupansky •McCune •McGarr •McWilliams •Mechem •J. Miller •W. Miller •Morton •Moye •Muir •O'Kelley •Oakes •Pell •Pointer •Pratt •Roney •Rosenn •Ross •Schnacke •Scott •Stapleton •Steger •Stevens •Teitelbaum •Thompson •Tjoflat •Toledo •Turrentine •Urbom •VanArtsdalen •Walinski •Wallace •Wangelin •Webster •Weis •Wellford •Wilkey •Winner •Wood
1971	Alaimo •Allen •A. Anderson •J. Anderson •Barrett •Bauer •Bauman •Benson •Blair •Blatt •Boe •Brieant •Broderick •Bryan Jr. •Byrne •Campbell •Chapman •Choy •Contie •Costantino •DeMascio •Denney •Dier •Doyle •Field •Finesilver •Flannery •Freeman •Gagliardi •Goodwin •Gordon •Green •Gurfein •Hall •Hand •Hodges •Holden •Hunter •Kunzig •Lacey •Lucas •Lydick •Mansfield •McGovern •McLaren •McMillen •Mulligan •Murray •Neaher •Newcomer •Newman •Nielsen •O'Connor •Oakes •Pierce •Powell •Rehnquist •Renfrew •Richey •Rosen •Rubin •Russell •Scalera •Sharp •Sprecher •Stephenson •Stuart •Timbers •Tone •Sickle •Varner •R. West •Williams • Young
1972	Bechtle •Bennett •Burns •Campbell •Carter •Coffrin •Duffy •Enright •Foreman •Freedman •Griesa •Hermansdorfer •Joiner •Kashiwa •King •Knapp •Lively •Mahon •Markey •Neill •Owens •Pesquera •Roettger •Skopil, Jr. •Stewart •Tauro •Turk •Wallace •H. Ward •R. Ward •Widener
1973	Biunno •Conner •Engel •Fogel •Garth •Gee •Guin •Hancock •Harvey •Marshall •Miller •Nangle •Owen •Reed •Schatz •Sharp •Skinner •Sneed •Snyder •Stern •Webster •Weis •Wood
1974	Alsop •Duncan •Firth •Gurfein •Hill •Matsch •McGlynn •Meanor •Miles •Morris •Orrick •Platt •Porter •Schwartz •Stagg •Tone •Voorhees •Warren •Warriner •Werker