Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. (April 26, 1905 – April 19, 1993) was a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
Born in
Greensburg,
Pennsylvania, Marsh received an
Artium Baccalaureus
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degree from
Lafayette College in 1927 and a
Bachelor of Laws from the
University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1930.
He was in private practice in Greensburg from 1930 to 1950. He was an assistant district attorney of
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania from 1942 to 1950.
Federal judicial service
On March 27, 1950, Marsh was nominated by President Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin ...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Robert Murray Gibson
Robert Murray Gibson (August 20, 1869 – December 19, 1949) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Prior to his legal career, he briefly played professional baseball fo ...
. Marsh was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 2, 1950, and received his commission on June 8. He served as Chief Judge from 1969 to 1975, and assumed senior status on January 31, 1977. Marsh served in that capacity until his death on April 19, 1993, in Greensburg.
See also
* List of United States federal judges by longevity of service
This is a list of Article III United States federal judges by longevity of service. The judges on the lists below were presidential appointees who have been confirmed by the Senate, and who served on the federal bench for over 40 years. It includ ...
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1905 births
1993 deaths
University of Pittsburgh School of Law alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States district court judges appointed by Harry S. Truman
20th-century American judges
Lafayette College alumni
People from Greensburg, Pennsylvania