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Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 27, 2021

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert E. “Bob” Simpson died on Oct. 18. He was 93. A graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, Simpson worked in private practice before joining the Justice Department in 1966. Simpson was the longest serving assistant U.S. Attorney in the nation upon his retirement in 2008 after 42 years as an AUSA in the Eastern District. During his career, Simpson worked a variety of cases, most notable was the 1983 “Butcher” case involving the biggest banking scandal in Tennessee. A celebration of Simpson’s life will be arranged at a later date. Any consideration of memories may be made to U.T. College of Law, 1505 W. Cumberland Ave., Ste. 278, Knoxville 37996-1810 or to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Friends of the Smokies, P.O. Box 1660, Kodak 37764.