Robert Jackson Staker

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Robert Jackson Staker (February 14, 1925 – November 30, 2008) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Kermit, West Virginia, Staker was a radioman in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received an LL.B. from West Virginia University College of Law in 1952, and was in private practice in Williamson, West Virginia from 1952 to 1968. He was an Assistant prosecuting attorney of Mingo County, West Virginia in 1960. He was a judge on the Circuit Court of Mingo County from 1969 to 1979.

On June 14, 1979, Staker was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 11, 1979, and received his commission on September 13, 1979. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1994, serving in that capacity until his full retirement on September 30, 2005.

Staker died in South Point, Ohio, survived by his wife, Sue, son Donald Seth, brother Donald E., and sister, Virginia. Staker's son J. Timothy Poore died only weeks before the late Judge.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

Robert Jackson Staker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Name	Staker, Robert Jackson
Alternative names
Short description	United States District Judge
Date of birth	February 14, 1925
Place of birth	Kermit, West Virginia
Date of death	November 30, 2008
Place of death	South Point, Ohio

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