Robert Van Pelt

Personal

Birthday: 
9/9/1897
Birthplace: 
Gosper County, NE
Date of Death: 
4/27/1988
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1921-1957
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Nebraska, 1930-1934
Instructor, Nebraska College of Law, 1946-1957

Education

Name of School: 
Doane College
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1920
Name of School - Second: 

University of Nebraska Lincoln College of Law

We are just the right size for a law school, large enough to provide a curriculum to satisfy virtually every taste, but small enough to be a real community. We know each other here. Faculty members know students by name; students know each other well; I know most students by sight, if not by name. If you would prefer to be a number, this is definitely not the place for you. I invite you to explore the College through this website or, even better, to visit us in person. You will discover that the College is an inviting and exciting community. I welcome you to come see for yourself that "There is No Place Like Nebraska."

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1922

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Nebraska
Court Name: 

Nebraska District Court

President Nominating: 
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
6/13/1957
Retirement from Active Service: 
5/5/1970
Termination Date: 
4/27/1988
Termination Reason: 
Death