Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
January 31, 1977 – April 19, 1993
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
1969–1975
Preceded byWallace Samuel Gourley
Succeeded byHerbert Peter Sorg
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
June 8, 1950 – January 31, 1977
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded byRobert Murray Gibson
Succeeded byDonald Emil Ziegler
Personal details
Born
Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.

(1905-04-26)April 26, 1905
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 19, 1993(1993-04-19) (aged 87)
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
EducationLafayette College (A.B.)
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (LL.B.)

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 degree from Lafayette College in 1927 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1930.[1] 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.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

On March 27, 1950, Marsh was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Robert Murray Gibson. 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.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 McCarron, James (August 10, 1969). "Ex-football star calling signals again in court". Pittsburgh Press. p. 2, section 3.
  2. 1 2 Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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