Robert B. Warden
| Robert Bruce Warden | |
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| Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
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In office December 9, 1854 – February 9, 1855 |
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| Appointed by | William Medill |
| Preceded by | John A. Corwin |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Rockwell Swan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 18, 1824 Bardstown, Kentucky |
| Died | December 3, 1888 (aged 64) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine R. Kerdolff |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | Athenaeum |
Robert Bruce Warden (January 18, 1824 – December 3, 1888) was a Democratic Party jurist in the U.S. state of Ohio who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court for a short time 1854–1855. He also authored biographies of Salmon P. Chase and Stephen A. Douglas.
Robert B. Warden was born at Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. At about age three, his family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was educated at the Athenaeum, a Roman Catholic college in the city.
Warden started study of law under Judge Reed in 1840, and later under Judge Walker. At age 17 he was deputy clerk of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, and two years later clerk, until age 21, when he was admitted to the bar. In 1850, the Ohio Legislature elected him President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and under a new state constitution, he was elected to the same by the public in 1851. He resigned that position April 1852, and was named reporter of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio that year.
In December, 1854, John A. Corwin resigned as judge on the Ohio Supreme Court, and Governor Medill named Warden to fill the seat. He served until February, 1855, when Joseph Rockwell Swan's term began. He ran for a different seat on the court later in 1855, but lost to his Republican opponent.
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