Robert Reasoner Nevin

Robert Reasoner Nevin
Robert Reasoner Nevin
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
	In office; 1948–1952
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Mell G. Underwood
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
	In office; January 21, 1929 – December 31, 1952
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Smith Hickenlooper
Succeeded by	Lester LeFevre Cecil
Personal details
Born	Robert Reasoner Nevin; August 2, 1875; Dayton, Ohio
Died	December 31, 1952 (aged 77)
Education	Ohio State University; Cincinnati Law School; read law

Robert Reasoner Nevin (August 2, 1875 – December 31, 1952) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Education and career

Born in Dayton, Ohio, Nevin attended Ohio State University and Cincinnati Law School (now the University of Cincinnati College of Law), but read law to enter the bar in 1898. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War, and was in private practice in Dayton from 1898 to 1903. He was prosecuting attorney of Montgomery County, Ohio from 1906 to 1919.[1]

On January 5, 1929, Nevin was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Smith Hickenlooper. Nevin was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 21, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 until his death on December 31, 1952.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Smith Hickenlooper	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 1929–1952	Succeeded by Lester LeFevre Cecil
Preceded by Office established	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 1948–1952	Succeeded by Mell G. Underwood

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