Abraham Marovitz
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Abraham Lincoln Marovitz (1905-2001) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Marovitz was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 16, 1963, to a seat vacated by Julius Miner; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1963, and received his commission on October 2, 1963. He assumed senior status on August 10, 1975. He served the Northern District of Illinois until his death on March 17, 2001.[1] Marovitz was succeeded in this position by George Leighton.
Early life and education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, LL.B., 1925[1]
Professional career
- Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1927-1933
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1933-1950
- Member, Illinois State Senate, 1939-1950
- Judge, Superior Court, Cook County, Illinois, 1950-1963
- Chief judge, Cook County Criminal Court, 1958-1959[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern District of Illinois
Marovitz was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 16, 1963, to a seat vacated by Julius Miner; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1963, and received his commission on October 2, 1963. He assumed senior status on August 10, 1975. He served the Northern District of Illinois until his death on March 17, 2001.[1] Marovitz was succeeded in this position by George Leighton.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Marovitz's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Julius Miner |
Northern District of Illinois 1963–1975 |
Succeeded by: George Leighton
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
