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Roger Robb was born on 7 July, 1907 in Bellows Falls, Vermont, U.S., is an American judge. Discover Roger Robb's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

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Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 7 July, 1907
Birthday 7 July
Birthplace Bellows Falls, Vermont, U.S.
Date of death 19 December, 1985
Died Place Washington, D.C., U.S.
Nationality Vermont

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1907

Roger Robb (July 7, 1907 – December 19, 1985) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and trial attorney.

1928

He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Yale University in 1928.

1931

He received a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1931.

He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1931 to 1938.

1938

Robb was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1938 to 1969.

1950

Robb was the court-appointed attorney for Earl Browder, a leader of the Communist Party, in a Contempt of Congress case in 1950, earning praise from Browder despite their political differences.

He also successfully defended Otto Otepka, a former State Department official accused of giving unauthorized material to a Senate committee.

Robb was special counsel to the Atomic Energy Commission at an AEC hearing on the loyalty of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project.

Over the course of four weeks, Robb and the AEC panel interrogated Oppenheimer and other witnesses on his past affiliations with Communists, with Robb using harsh prosecutorial tactics.

One observer commented that Robb "did not treat Oppenheimer as a witness in his own case, but as a person charged with high treason."

The board ultimately voted 2–1 to strip Oppenheimer of his security clearance.

1954

He served as special counsel to an Atomic Energy Commission hearing that led to revocation of J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance in 1954.

Robb was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont, the son of Court of Appeals Judge Charles Henry Robb.

1969

In 1969, Robb represented Barry Goldwater in his libel suit against Ralph Ginzburg and Fact magazine, which had claimed that Goldwater was mentally unstable.

The jury awarded Goldwater $1 in compensatory damages and $75,000 in punitive damages, which was upheld on appeal.

Robb was nominated by President Richard Nixon on April 23, 1969, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated by Judge John A. Danaher.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 5, 1969, and received his commission on May 6, 1969.

1980

On television, Robb was portrayed by Philip O'Brien in the final episode of the 1980 BBC miniseries Oppenheimer, and by Michael Cumpsty in The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a 2009 episode of the PBS series The American Experience.

Jason Clarke played Robb in Christopher Nolan's 2023 film Oppenheimer.

1982

He assumed senior status on May 31, 1982, and was succeeded by Judge Antonin Scalia.

1985

His service was terminated when he died on December 19, 1985.

Robb was married three times.

His first two wives, Mary Ernst Cooper and Lillian Nordstrom predeceased him.

His third wife Irene Rice, survived him.

He had a son.

His grandson is the writer Daniel Robb.