Background
Finley, Robert Corpening was born on November 7, 1905 in Marion, North Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Sylvester and Willie Grace (Corpening) Finley.
Finley, Robert Corpening was born on November 7, 1905 in Marion, North Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Sylvester and Willie Grace (Corpening) Finley.
Bachelor of Arts, Duke University, 1930, Bachelor of Laws, 1934. Master of Laws, Georgetown University, 1936.
Admitted to Wash bar, 1941, District of Columbia Bar, 1935. Attorney Federal Housing Administration, 1934-1935. Examiner-attorney Alcohol Control Administrn., 1935-1937.
Probation officer United States District Court, Bureau Prisons, Department of Justice, Western North Carolina, 1937-1938.
Alien property custodian and claims division Department Justice, 1938-1940. Assistant attorney general State Washington, 1940-1942.
District enforcement attorney O.P.A., State Washington, 1942-1944. Director food enforcement O.P.A., Washington, 1944-1945.
Private law practice, Seattle and Renton, Washington, 1945-1951.
Judge Supreme Court, State Washington, 1951-1976, chief justice, 1961-1962, 67-68.
Member American, Washington State, Seattle bar associations Order of Coif, Pi Kappa Alpha. Club: Iredell Law (Duke U.). Washington bar associations.
Married Werdna Karen Phillips, December 4, 1937. Children: Patricia Helen Karen, Robert Andrew, Mary Ellen.