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Robert Vernon Denney

Robert Vernon Denney

Nebraska District Court

Born 1916 in Council Bluffs, IA

Died 1981 in Omaha, NE

FJC ID: 604

Robert Vernon Denney (April 11, 1916 – June 26, 1981) was an American politician and judge who served in the United States House of Representatives for Nebraska's 1st congressional district and federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

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

Appointments

  1. Nebraska District Court
    1971–1981 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Creighton University School of Law