Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. (May 10, 1910 – December 22, 1981) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in Gulfport, Mississippi, to Catherine and Robert Andrew Ainsworth Sr., Ainsworth earned a Bachelor of Laws from

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in 1932. He was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1932 to 1961. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, in 1944. He was a member of the

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from 1952 to 1961, serving as

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from 1952 to 1956 and from 1960 to 1961.

Federal judicial service

Ainsworth was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on September 14, 1961, to the

, to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22, 1961. His service terminated on August 31, 1966, due to elevation to the Fifth Circuit. Ainsworth was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 28, 1966, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1966, and received his commission on July 22, 1966. His service terminated on December 22, 1981, due to his death.

Personal life

Ainsworth married Elizabeth Estelle Hiern (1911-1999) in 1933. They had 3 children.

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