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Robert Lynn Batts

Robert Lynn Batts

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1864 in Bastrop, TX

Died 1935

FJC ID: 121

Robert Lynn Batts (November 1, 1864 – May 19, 1935), known professionally as R. L. Batts, was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Austin, Texas
    1900–1917, 1924–1935
  2. Gulf Oil Corp.
    General counsel · 1919–1923
  3. University of Texas
    Professor of law · 1893–1900
  4. State of Texas
    State of Texas
    Assistant attorney general · 1891–1893
  5. Private practice, Bastrop, Texas
    1886–1891

Appointments

  1. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    1917–1919 · Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
    Term ended: Resignation

Education

  1. University of Texas School of Law