Robert Wodrow Archbald

Who was Robert Wodrow Archbald?

Robert Wodrow Archbald was a United States federal court judge from Pennsylvania. He was the ninth federal official on whom Articles of Impeachment were served, and only the third to be convicted and removed from office.

Born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania of James Archbald and Sarah Augusta Frothingham Archbald, Archbald attended Yale University, graduating with an A.B. in 1871. He read law in 1873, and was admitted to the bar, entering private practice until 1884. That year, Archbald was appointed as a Judge on the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas. He was made President Judge of Court of Common Pleas in 1888.