Robert Smith Gawthrop III (December 2, 1942 – August 1, 1999) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Robert S. Gawthrop III
Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Born 1942 in West Chester, PA
Died 1999 in Philadelphia, PA
FJC ID: 830
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Court of Common Pleas of Chester County [Pennsylvania]Judge · 1978–1988
- Dickinson School of LawAdjunct professor · 1981–1982
- Private practice, West Chester, Pennsylvania1970–1978
- West Chester, PennsylvaniaAssistant district attorney · 1971–1978
- Wayne County, PennsylvaniaAssistant district attorney · 1976–1977
- Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County [Pennsylvania]Law clerk , Hon. Lee F. Swope · 1969–1970
Field ArtilleryU.S. Army lieutenant · 1965–1967
Appointments
1987–1999 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law)J.D. · 1970
- Amherst CollegeB.A. · 1964