Roger Robb
| Roger Robb | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit | |
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In office May 6, 1969 – May 31, 1982 |
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| Nominated by | Richard M. Nixon |
| Preceded by | John A. Danaher |
| Succeeded by | Antonin Scalia |
| Senior Judge | |
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In office May 31, 1982 – December 19, 1985 (his death) |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | July 7, 1907 Bellows Falls, Vermont |
| Died | December 19, 1985 (aged 78) Washington, D.C |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Irene Rice Robb Mary Ernst Cooper Robb Lillian Nordstrom Robb |
| Relations | Charles Henry Robb (father) |
| Children | Charles C. Robb |
| Residence | Washington, D.C. |
| Alma mater |
Yale University Yale Law School |
| Occupation | United States federal judge |
| Profession | Attorney |
Roger Robb (July 7, 1907 – December 19, 1985) was a United States federal appeals court judge and trial attorney, best known for his key role as special counsel to an Atomic Energy Commission hearing that led to revocation of J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance in 1954.
Robb was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont, the son of Court of Appeals Judge Charles Henry Robb, He received an A.B. from Yale University in 1928. He received an LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1931. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1931 to 1938.
Robb was in private practice in Washington, DC from 1938 to 1969.
He was the court-appointed attorney for Earl Browder, a leader of the Communist Party, in a Contempt of Congress case in 1950, earning praise from Browder despite their political differences. He also successfully defended Otto Otepka, a former State Department official accused of giving unauthorized material to a Senate committee.
Robb was probably best known as special counsel to the Atomic Energy Commission at an AEC hearing on the loyalty of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. Over the course of four weeks the Robb and the AEC panel interrogated Oppenheimer and other witnesses on his past affiliations with Communists, with Robb using harsh prosecutorial tactics. The board voted 2-1 to strip Oppenheimer of his security clearance.
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