Hubert Teitelbaum

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Hubert Teitelbaum

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Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Education

Bachelor's

University of Pittsburgh, 1937

Law

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1940

Personal
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Hubert Irving Teitelbaum (1915-1995) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Teitelbaum was nominated by President Richard Nixon on November 24, 1970, to a seat vacated by Wallace Gourley; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 1970, and received commission the next day. He served as chief judge from 1982 until he assumed senior status on July 2, 1985. He served until his death on January 5, 1995.[1] Teitelbaum was succeeded in this position by Donald Lee.

Early life and education

  • University of Pittsburgh, A.B., 1937
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, LL.B., 1940

Professional career

  • Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigations, 1940-1943
  • U.S. Army Captain, 1944-1947
  • Division chief, U.S. Department of the Army, Federal Republic of Germany, 1947-1949
  • Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1949-1955
  • First assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1955-1958
  • U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1958-1961
  • Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1961-1971
  • Adjunct professor of law, Duquesne University School of Law, 1977-1995

Judicial nominations and appointments

Western District of Pennsylvania

Teitelbaum was nominated by President Richard Nixon on November 24, 1970, to a seat vacated by Wallace Gourley;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 1970, and received commission the next day. He served as chief judge from 1982 until he assumed senior status on July 2, 1985. He served until his death on January 5, 1995. Teitelbaum was succeeded in this position by Donald Lee.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Wallace Gourley
Western District of Pennsylvania
1970–1985
Seat #3
Succeeded by:
Donald Lee