Robert Everett Coyle

Robert Everett Coyle (May 6, 1930 – May 7, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Robert Everett Coyle
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office May 13, 1996 – May 7, 2012
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office 1990–1996
Preceded by	Lawrence K. Karlton
Succeeded by	William B. Shubb
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office April 1, 1982 – May 13, 1996
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Myron Donovan Crocker
Succeeded by	Anthony W. Ishii
Personal details
Born	Robert Everett Coyle (1930-05-06)May 6, 1930 Fresno, California
Died	May 7, 2012(2012-05-07) (aged 82) Fresno, California
Education	Fresno State College (A.B.) University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D.)

The Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse is the new building housing the Eastern District of California, Fresno Division, Federal Courts.

Education and career

Coyle was born in Fresno, California and received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Fresno State College (now California State University, Fresno) in 1953 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1956. He was a Deputy district attorney of Fresno County, California from 1956 to 1958. He was in private practice in Fresno from 1958 to 1982.

Federal judicial service

On March 11, 1982, Coyle was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California vacated by Judge Myron Donovan Crocker. Coyle was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 31, 1982, and received his commission on April 1, 1982. He served as Chief Judge from 1990 to 1996, assuming senior status on May 13, 1996. He served in that status until his death on May 7, 2012, in Fresno.

Sources

• John Ellis (8 May 2012). "Retired Federal Judge Robert Coyle Dies at 82". The Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
• Robert Everett Coyle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.