(Biographical information from the Federal Judicial Center, http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf, April 2007)

Born 9/29/1916, in Chicago, IL.
Died 4/24/1999, in Chicago, IL.

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat) on 07/11/1966; confirmed by the Senate on 08/10/1966; received judicial commission on 08/11/1966.
Served as Chief Judge from 01/01/1981 to 01/01/1986.
Service terminated on 04/24/1999 due to death.

Education
Yale University, B.A., 1937.
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1940.

Non-judicial Career
Assistant U.S. solicitor general and special assistant U.S. attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1940-1946
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1946-1966
Solicitor General of the United States, 1952-1953


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