Robert Jackson Staker (February 14, 1925 – November 30, 2008) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Staker was born in
Kermit,
West Virginia
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. He received a
Bachelor of Laws
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from
West Virginia University College of Law in 1952. He was in the
United States Navy
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as a radioman from 1943 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in
Williamson, West Virginia from 1952 to 1968. He was an assistant prosecuting attorney of
Mingo County
Mingo County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,568. Its county seat and largest city is Williamson. Created in 1895, Mingo is West Virginia's newest county, named for the historic Iroq ...
, West Virginia in 1960. He was a judge of the Circuit Court of Mingo County from 1969 to 1979.
Federal judicial service
Staker was nominated by President
Jimmy Carter
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on June 14, 1979, to the
, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on September 11, 1979, and received his commission on September 13, 1979. He assumed
senior status
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on December 31, 1994. His service was terminated on September 30, 2005, due to retirement.
Death
Staker died on November 30, 2008, in
South Point,
Ohio
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.
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1925 births
2008 deaths
Military personnel from West Virginia
United States Navy personnel of World War II
County prosecuting attorneys in West Virginia
Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
People from Williamson, West Virginia
United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter
20th-century American judges
United States Navy sailors
West Virginia circuit court judges
West Virginia lawyers
West Virginia University College of Law alumni