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Robert Reasoner Nevin (August 2, 1875 – December 31, 1952) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.


Education and career

Born in
Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...
, Ohio, Nevin attended Ohio State University and Cincinnati Law School (now the University of Cincinnati College of Law), but
read law Reading law was the method used in common law countries, particularly the United States, for people to prepare for and enter the legal profession before the advent of law schools. It consisted of an extended internship or apprenticeship under the ...
to enter the bar in 1898. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War, and was in private practice in Dayton from 1898 to 1903. He was prosecuting attorney of
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, Ohio from 1906 to 1919.


Federal judicial service

On January 5, 1929, Nevin was nominated by President
Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Born in Vermont, Coolidge was a History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican lawyer ...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio vacated by Judge
Smith Hickenlooper Smith Hickenlooper (February 13, 1880 – December 22, 1933) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was previously a United States district ju ...
. Nevin was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 21, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 until his death on December 31, 1952.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nevin, Robert Reasoner 1875 births 1952 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio United States district court judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge 20th-century American judges United States Army officers United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law Lawyers from Dayton, Ohio