George Hughes Revercomb

George Hughes Revercomb (June 3, 1929 – August 1, 1993) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

George Hughes Revercomb
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office
December 17, 1985 – August 1, 1993
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byThomas Aquinas Flannery
Succeeded byJames Robertson
Personal details
Born(1929-06-03)June 3, 1929
Charleston, West Virginia
DiedAugust 1, 1993(1993-08-01) (aged 64)
Washington, D.C.
EducationPrinceton University (A.B.)
University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., LL.M.)

Education and career

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Grave of Revercomb at Oak Hill Cemetery

Born in Charleston, West Virginia, Revercomb received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1950. He was in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1953, and received a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1955. Revercomb was a legal assistant for the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C. from 1958 to 1959. He was in private practice in Norfolk, Virginia from 1961 to 1962. He was in private practice in Roanoke, Virginia from 1955 to 1956, then in Charleston, West Virginia from 1956 to 1961, and in Washington, D.C. from 1962 to 1969. Revercomb was an associate deputy United States Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice from 1969 to 1970. He was an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1970 to 1985. He received a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1982, at age 53.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On November 7, 1985, Revercomb was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Judge Thomas Aquinas Flannery. Revercomb was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985.[1] Revercomb served in that capacity until his death of cancer, in Washington, D.C., on August 1, 1993, at the age of 64.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Revercomb, George Hughes - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. ^ York, Michael (2 August 1993). "GEORGE H. REVERCOMB, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE, DIES" – via www.washingtonpost.com.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
1985–1993
Succeeded by