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Judge Robert Foster Chapman
Judge
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Robert Foster Chapman is a Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, serving since 1981. The appointment came from Ronald Reagan in 1981. Earlier federal service: District Court, D. South Carolina.
- Court
- Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- Ronald Reagan
- Active
- 1971 – present
- Party
- Republican
- ABA Rating
- Qualified (1971)
Career History
- JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1981 – present) — appointed by Ronald Reagan
- JudgeDistrict Court, D. South Carolina (1971 – 1981) — appointed by Richard Nixon
- Private practice1953 – 1971
- U.S. Navy lieutenant1951 – 1953
- Private practice1949 – 1951
- U.S. Navy ensign1943 – 1946
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Biographical details on this page — court, position, appointing authority, service dates, education, and career history — are public record, sourced from the CourtListener judicial directory. They are not legal advice and do not predict how Judge Chapman will decide any matter.