Robert Wodrow Archbald
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
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In office January 31, 1911 – January 13, 1913 |
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| Appointed by | William Taft |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Judge of the United States Commerce Court | |
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In office January 31, 1911 – January 13, 1913 |
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| Appointed by | William Taft |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office March 29, 1901 – January 31, 1911 |
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| Appointed by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Charles Witmer |
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September 10, 1848 Carbondale, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 19, 1926 (aged 77) Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
Robert Wodrow Archbald (10 September 1848 – 19 August 1926) was a United States federal court judge from Pennsylvania. He was the ninth federal official on whom Articles of Impeachment were served, and only the third to be convicted and removed from office.
Born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania of James Archbald and Sarah Augusta Frothingham Archbald (born 1805), Archbald attended Yale University, graduating with an A.B. in 1871. He read law in 1873, and was admitted to the bar, entering private practice until 1884. That year, Archbald was appointed as a Judge on the Lackawanna County (45th Judicial District) Court of Common Pleas. He was made President Judge of Court of Common Pleas in 1888.
On March 29, 1901, Archbald received a recess appointment from President William McKinley to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, to a new seat created by 31 Stat. 880. He was formally nominated on December 5, 1901, and confirmed by the United States Senate, and received his commission, on December 17, 1901.
On December 12, 1910, he was nominated by President William Howard Taft to the United States Commerce Court, created by 36 Stat. 539. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 31, 1911, and received his commission the same day. In addition to his duties on the Commerce Court, Archbald was also assigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by Chief Justice Edward Douglass White upon his commission to help reduce workload.
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