Robert Vernon Denney

Judge Robert Vernon Denney

Personal

Birthday:

4/11/1916

Birthplace:

Council Bluffs, IA

Date of Death:

6/26/1981

Place of Death:

Omaha, NE

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Fairbury, Nebraska, 1939-1940, 1945-1967
Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1940-1941
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve lieutenant colonel, 1942-1959
County attorney, Jefferson County, Nebraska, 1946-1951
City attorney, Fairbury, Nebraska, 1951-1956
U.S. representative from Nebraska, 1967-1971

Education

Name of School:

Creighton University School of Law

The School of Law is an integral part of Creighton University, providing professional legal education within the framework of a Jesuit University committed to a comprehensive and value-centered education. The faculty of the School believes these commitments are compatible. The School offers a curriculum designed to produce ethical lawyers who will zealously and competently represent clients within the bounds of law and, at the same time, recognize their duty to improve society.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1939

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Nebraska

Court Name:

Nebraska District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/5/1971

Retirement from Active Service:

4/16/1981

Termination Date:

6/26/1981

Termination Reason:

Death