Robert Lynn Batts

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Robert Lynn Batts

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Prior offices
United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

Personal
Birthplace
Bastrop, Texas

Robert Lynn Batts (1864-1935) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

He was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on January 17, 1917 to fill the seat vacated by Andrew Phelps McCormick. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 5, 1917, and received commission that same day. He resigned on August 22, 1919.[1]

Education

  • University of Texas, LL.B., 1886[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Bastrop, Texas., 1886-1891
  • Assistant state attorney general, Texas, 1891-1893
  • Professor of law, University of Texas, Austin, 1893-1900
  • Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1900-1917
  • General counsel, Gulf Oil Corp., 1919-1923
  • Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1924-1935[1]


Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Andrew Phelps McCormick
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
1917–1919
Succeeded by:
Nathan Philemon Bryan