Robert Bruce Propst

Robert Bruce Propst
Robert Bruce Propst
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
	In office; July 15, 1996 – May 14, 2019
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
	In office; May 30, 1980 – July 15, 1996
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded by	H. Dean Buttram Jr.
Personal details
Born	Robert Bruce Propst; July 13, 1931; Ohatchee, Alabama
Died	May 14, 2019 (aged 87); North Carolina
Education	University of Alabama (BS); University of Alabama School of Law (JD)

Robert Bruce Propst (July 13, 1931 – May 14, 2019) was a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Education and career

Propst was born in Ohatchee, Alabama and graduated from Gadsden High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in commerce from the University of Alabama in 1953 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1957.^[1] He was in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955 and was the deputy finance and accounting officer at Camp Stewart, Georgia.^[1] He became a first lieutenant. He was in private practice in Anniston, Alabama from 1957 to 1980.^[2]

On January 10, 1980, Propst was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 29, 1980, and received his commission on May 30, 1980. He assumed senior status on July 15, 1996.^[2] Propst died on May 14, 2019, aged 87.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "R. Propst Nominated For Award", The Anniston Star, Anniston, Alabama, volume 80, number 114, January 17, 1962, page 11. (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b Robert Bruce Propst at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ Nunnally, Ben (15 May 2019). "Robert Propst, U.S. district court judge, dies at 87". The Anniston Star. Retrieved 2019-05-31.

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama 1980–1996	Succeeded by H. Dean Buttram Jr.