Robert W. Hemphill

Robert W. Hemphill
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
May 10, 1980 – December 25, 1983
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
1979–1980
Preceded byJames Robert Martin Jr.
Succeeded byCharles Earl Simons Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
November 1, 1965 – May 10, 1980
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 79 Stat. 951
Succeeded byWilliam Walter Wilkins
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina
In office
1964–1965
Preceded byGeorge Bell Timmerman Sr.
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina
In office
April 30, 1964 – November 1, 1965
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byGeorge Bell Timmerman Sr.
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1957 – May 1, 1964
Preceded byJames P. Richards
Succeeded byThomas S. Gettys
Personal details
Born
Robert Witherspoon Hemphill

(1915-05-10)May 10, 1915
Chester, South Carolina, US
DiedDecember 25, 1983(1983-12-25) (aged 68)
Chester, South Carolina, US
Resting placeBlackstock, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseForrest Isabelle (m. 1942, d. 1982)
Children3 - Forrest, Harriet, and Robert Jr.
EducationUniversity of South Carolina (A.B.)
University of South Carolina School of Law (LL.B.)

Robert Witherspoon Hemphill (May 10, 1915 – December 25, 1983) was a United States representative from South Carolina and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

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