Robert Everett Coyle
American judge (1930–2012)
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::summary American judge (1930–2012) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Robert Everett Coyle |
| office | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California |
| term_start | May 13, 1996 |
| term_end | May 7, 2012 |
| office1 | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California |
| term_start1 | 1990 |
| term_end1 | 1996 |
| predecessor1 | Lawrence K. Karlton |
| successor1 | William B. Shubb |
| office2 | Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California |
| term_start2 | April 1, 1982 |
| term_end2 | May 13, 1996 |
| appointer2 | Ronald Reagan |
| predecessor2 | Myron Donovan Crocker |
| successor2 | Anthony W. Ishii |
| birth_name | Robert Everett Coyle |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Fresno, California |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Fresno, California |
| education | Fresno State College (A.B.) |
| [University of California, Hastings | |
| College of the Law](university-of-california-hastings-college-of-the-law) (J.D.) | |
| :: |
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Robert Everett Coyle (May 6, 1930 – May 7, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Education and career
Coyle was born in Fresno, California and received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Fresno State College (now California State University, Fresno) in 1953 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1956. He was a Deputy district attorney of Fresno County, California from 1956 to 1958. He was in private practice in Fresno from 1958 to 1982.
Federal judicial service
On March 11, 1982, Coyle was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California vacated by Judge Myron Donovan Crocker. Coyle was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 31, 1982, and received his commission on April 1, 1982. He served as Chief Judge from 1990 to 1996, assuming senior status on May 13, 1996. He served in that status until his death on May 7, 2012, in Fresno.
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