Robert Manley Parker (October 19, 1937 – August 27, 2020) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Robert Manley Parker
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Born 1937 in Longview, TX
Died 2020 in Tyler, TX
FJC ID: 1840
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 20/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 199/year
Texas Eastern District Court · 1979–1994Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1994–2002
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Board member · 1999–2000- Private practice, Longview, Texas1965, 1966–1971, 1972–1979
- Private practice, Fort Worth, Texas1971–1972
- U.S. Rep. Ray Roberts of TexasAdministrative assistant · 1965–1966
- Private practice, Gilmer, Texas1964–1965
Appointments
1994–2002 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)Term ended: Retirement
1979–1994 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
LL.B. · 1964- University of TexasB.B.A. · 1961