George Hughes Revercomb (June 3, 1929 – August 1, 1993) was a United States federal judge.
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Revercomb was born in Charleston, West Virginia, on June 3, 1929, where he lived with his parents and extended family for his entire childhood.
He received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1950, at the age of only 21. He was a U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1953.He received a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1955, when he was still only 26 years old. He was a Legal assistant, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC from 1958 to 1959. He was in private practice in Norfolk, Virginia from 1961 to 1962. He was in private practice in Roanoke, Virginia from 1955 to 1956. He was in private practice in Charleston, West Virginia from 1956 to 1961. He was in private practice in Washington, DC from 1962 to 1969.
He was an Associate deputy U.S. attorney general of U.S. Department of Justice from 1969 to 1970. He was an Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1970 to 1985. He received an LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1982, at age 53.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Revercomb was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on November 7, 1985, to a seat vacated by Thomas Aquinas Flannery. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985.
Revercomb served in that capacity until August 1, 1993, due to his death.
He died in Washington, D.C., on August 1, 1993, at the age of 64, having lived a long and full life, with a prestigious career which spun him into high circles in major cities.