Henry Schweinhaut

Henry Albert Schweinhaut

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Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

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Personal

Birthplace

District of Columbia

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Henry Albert Schweinhaut (1902-1970) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Schweinhaut was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on November 21, 1944, to a seat vacated by Oscar Raymond Luhring; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 13, 1944, and received commission on December 19. He assumed senior status on November 16, 1956, and served in that capacity until his death on June 22, 1970.

Education

• National University Law School, Washington, DC, LL.B., 1924

Professional career

• Private practice, Washington, DC, 1924-1934
• Lecturer on evidence and agency, Washington College of Law, 1932-1939
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Washington, DC, 1934-1936
• Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general, 1936-1945
• Lecturer on evidence, Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 1944-1948