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Robert Vernon Denney (April 11, 1916 – June 26, 1981) was an American politician and judge who served in the
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for
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and
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of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He was a member of the Republican Party.


Education and career

Born in
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,
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, Denney graduated from Fairbury High School in 1933. He attended
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and the
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from 1933 to 1936, and received a
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from
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in 1939. He practiced law in Fairbury, Nebraska from 1939 to 1940 and then became a special agent for
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from 1940 to 1941, serving in
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, and
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. He enlisted in the
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during
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, in October 1942, with the First Armored Amphibian Battalion. He remained active in
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until 1960 and retired with rank of lieutenant colonel. Denney resumed the practice of law in Fairbury from 1945 to 1967, becoming Jefferson County attorney from 1946 to 1951 and Fairbury city attorney from 1951 to 1956. He was Chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party, and then Chairman of the Nebraska Republican Party. He was elected to the Ninetieth and
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es serving from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1971. He did not run for reelection to the
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.


Federal judicial service

On January 28, 1971, Denney was nominated by President
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to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the
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on March 4, 1971, and received his commission on March 5, 1971. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on April 16, 1981, serving in that capacity until his death on June 26, 1981, in
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, Nebraska. He was buried in Fairbury Cemetery, in Fairbury.


Memberships

Denney was a member of the
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Church, the
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, the
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,
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,
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, the
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, the
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and the
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Honor

On December 23, 1981, the
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and Courthouse in
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, Nebraska was named by President
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.


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