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Robert Joseph Ward (January 31, 1926 – August 5, 2003) was a
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of the
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.


Education and career

Ward was born in
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,
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. He received a
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degree from
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in 1945. He received a
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from
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in 1949. He was a
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Lieutenant (JG) from 1944 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1949 to 1951. He was an assistant district attorney of
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from 1951 to 1955. He was an
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of the Southern District of New York from 1956 to 1961. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1961 to 1972.


Federal judicial service

Ward was nominated by President
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on September 25, 1972, to a seat on the
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vacated by Judge Frederick van Pelt Bryan. He was confirmed by the
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on October 12, 1972, and received commission on October 17, 1972. He assumed senior status on February 1, 1991. His service was terminated on August 5, 2003, due to death.


Death

Ward died of
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on August 5, 2003, in New York City.


See also

*
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1926 births 2003 deaths Lawyers from New York City Harvard Law School alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon Harvard College alumni Assistant United States attorneys United States Navy personnel of World War II United States Navy officers United States Navy reservists Deaths from cancer in New York (state) {{US-federal-judge-stub