Robert Lowe Kunzig

Robert Lowe Kunzig (October 31, 1918 - February 21, 1982) was an attorney and a judge of the United States Court of Claims.

Kunzig received an A.B. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1939, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1942. He was a Captain in the U.S. Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. Civilian war crimes prosecutor, U.S. Government, 1946-1947. Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1948-1969. Deputy attorney general, State of Pennsylvania, 1948-1953. Counsel, House Committee on Un-American Activities, U.S. House of Representatives, 1953-1955. Legal advisor to the chairman and executive director, Civil Aeronautics Board, Washington, DC, 1955-1958. Member, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Washington, DC, 1958-1961. Administrative assistant, U.S. Senator Hugh Scott, 1963-1966. Executive director, General State Authority, State of Pennsylvania, 1967-1968. Administrator, General Services Administration, 1969-1972.

Kunzig was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Richard Nixon, receiving his commission on December 2, 1971 and serving thereafter until his death.

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