Background
Potter, Robert Daniel was born on April 4, 1923 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Elisha Lindsey and Emma Louise (McLean) Potter.
Potter, Robert Daniel was born on April 4, 1923 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Elisha Lindsey and Emma Louise (McLean) Potter.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Duke University, 1947. Bachelor of Laws, Duke University, 1950. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Sacred Heart College, Belmont, North Carolina, 1982.
Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Potter was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1944 to 1947. He received an A.B. from Duke University in 1947 and an LL.B. from Duke University School of Law in 1950. He was in private practice in Charlotte, North Carolina from 1951 to 1981.
He was a Commissioner, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina from 1966 to 1968. Potter was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Potter was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on October 1, 1981, to a new seat created by 92 Stat.
1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 29, 1981, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1984-1991. He assumed senior status on May 1, 1994.
On July 2, 2009, Judge Potter died.
Commissioner Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, 1966-1968. Served as Second lieutenant United States Army, 1944-1947, European Theatre of Operations. Member North Carolina Bar Association, Charlotte City Club.
Married Mary Catherine Neilson, February 13, 1954. Children: Robert Daniel Junior, Mary Louise, Catherine Annual.