Robert M. Toms
Robert M. Toms | |
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Judge Robert M. Toms of the Milch Trial, 2 January 1947-17 April 1947 (second of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials) | |
| Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court | |
| In office 1929–1959 | |
| Presiding Judge of the Nuremberg Military Tribunal II | |
| In office 1947–1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Morrell Toms October 14, 1886 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1960 (aged 73) Detroit, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Chicago University of Michigan, J.D. |
Robert M. Toms (October 14, 1886 - April 7, 1960) was an American jurist, actor, playwright, composer, and professor from Michigan. While on the bench in the Third Judicial Circuit, he is said to have tried about 40,000 cases. He taught Constitutional law at Wayne State University.