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Robert Luke Vining Jr. (March 30, 1931 – September 1, 2022) was an American lawyer who served as a
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of the
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from 1979 to 2022.


Education and career

Born in
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, Vining was a
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staff Sergeant from 1951 to 1955. He received a
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degree from the
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in 1959 and a
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from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1959. He was in private practice in Dalton, Georgia from 1958 to 1969, serving as solicitor general of the Conasauga Judicial Circuit from 1963 to 1968. He was a superior court judge of the Conasauga Judicial Circuit from 1969 to 1979.


Federal judicial service

On June 14, 1979, Vining was nominated by President
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to a new seat on the
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created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the
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on July 23, 1979, and received his commission on July 24, 1979. He served as Chief Judge from 1995 to 1996, assuming
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on March 31, 1996.


Personal life and death

Vining died on September 1, 2022, at the age of 91.


See also

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