Robert Foster Chapman
Personal
Birthday:
1926
Birthplace:
Inman, SC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
U.S. Navy ensign, 1943-1946
Private practice, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1949-1951, 1953-1971
U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1951-1953
Education
Name of School:
University of South Carolina
Degree:
B.S.
Degree Year:
1945
Name of School - Second:
University of South Carolina School of Law
Founded in 1867, the mission of the School of Law is to teach law through in-depth study; to contribute through faculty and student research to the common good, to the fund of legal knowledge, and to legal development and reform; and to cooperate with state government, the community, and the organized Bar in developing and implementing appropriate programs in legal research, law reform, criminal justice reform, and continuing legal education.
Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1949 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of South Carolina
Court Name:
South Carolina District Court
President Nominating:
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
5/27/1971
Termination Date:
10/2/1981
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
9/19/1981
Retirement from Active Service - Second:
5/31/1991