Robert L. Vining Jr. Explained

Robert L. Vining Jr.
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Term Start:March 31, 1996
Term End:September 1, 2022
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Term Start1:1995
Term End1:1996
Predecessor1:William Clark O'Kelley
Successor1:George Ernest Tidwell
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Term Start2:July 24, 1979
Term End2:March 31, 1996
Appointer2:Jimmy Carter
Predecessor2:Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Successor2:Thomas W. Thrash Jr.
Office3:Judge of the Conasauga Judicial Circuit, Georgia Superior Court
Term Start3:January 14, 1969
Term End3:July 24, 1979
Predecessor3:James T. Pope, Jr.
Successor3:Charles A. Pannell Jr.
Office4:District Attorney of the Conasauga Judicial Circuit, Georgia Superior Court
Term Start4:March 22, 1963
Term End4:January 1, 1969[1]
Predecessor4:position established
Successor4:Robert B. Adams
Birth Date:30 March 1931[2]
Death Place:Dalton, Georgia, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Martha S. Cate
Education:Georgia Military College
University of Georgia (BA, JD)
Branch:United States Air Force
Serviceyears:1951–1955
Rank:Staff Sergeant
Mawards:Good Conduct Medal
Presidential Unit Citation

Robert Luke Vining Jr. (March 30, 1931 – September 1, 2022) was an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia from 1979 to 2022.

Education and career

Born in Chatsworth, Georgia, Vining was a United States Air Force staff Sergeant from 1951 to 1955. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia in 1959 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1959. He was in private practice in Dalton, Georgia from 1958 to 1969, serving as solicitor general of the Conasauga Judicial Circuit from 1963 to 1968. He was a superior court judge of the Conasauga Judicial Circuit from 1969 to 1979.

Federal judicial service

On June 14, 1979, Vining was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 23, 1979, and received his commission on July 24, 1979. He served as Chief Judge from 1995 to 1996, assuming senior status on March 31, 1996.

Personal life and death

Vining died on September 1, 2022, at the age of 91.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/statreg-images/pdfs/1967.pdf Georgia's Official Register 1967-1968
  2. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015014705852;view=1up;seq=30;skin=mobile Selection and confirmation of Federal judges : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session ... pt.3 (1979)
  3. Web site: September 1, 2022 . Remembering the life of Robert Vining Jr. 1931 - 2022 . September 2, 2022 . obituaries.daltoncitizen.com . en.