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Robert Lynn Batts

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917

Robert Lynn Batts , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Robert Lynn Batts (November 1, 1864 – May 19, 1935), known professionally as R. L. Batts, was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Education

  • University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1886

Career

Private practice, Bastrop, Texas, 1886-1891; Assistant attorney general, State of Texas, 1891-1893; Professor of law, University of Texas, 1893-1900; Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1900-1917, 1924-1935; General counsel, Gulf Oil Corp., 1919-1923

Biography

Robert Lynn Batts (November 1, 1864 – May 19, 1935), known professionally as R. L. Batts, was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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