Jesse Eschbach

Jesse Eschbach

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

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United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Indiana University, 1943

Law

Indiana University School of Law, 1949

Personal

Birthplace

Warsaw, Ind.

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Jesse Ernest Eschbach (1920-2005) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana and the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

Early life and education

• Indiana University, B.S., 1943
• Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 1949

Professional career

• U.S. Navy Lieutenant, 1943-1946
• Private practice, Warsaw, Indiana, 1949-1962
• U.S. Office of Price Stabilization, Washington, DC, 1951
• City attorney, Warsaw, Indiana, 1952-1953
• Deputy prosecuting attorney, 54th Judicial Circuit, Indiana, 1953-1954
• President, secretary, general counsel, Dalton Foundries, Inc., 1959-1962
• President, Endicott Church Furniture, Inc., 1960-1962

Judicial nominations and appointments

Seventh Circuit

Eschbach was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by President Ronald Reagan on October 20, 1981, to a seat vacated by Luther Swygert; he was confirmed by the Senate on November 24, 1981, and received commission on December 1, 1981. He assumed senior status on November 4, 1985. He served the Seventh Circuit until his death on October 25, 2005.

Northern District of Indiana

Eschbach was nominated to the Northern District of Indiana by President John F. Kennedy on March 12, 1962, to a seat vacated by Luther Swygert; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 2, 1962, and received commission on April 13, 1962. From 1974-1981, he served as the chief judge. He served the Northern District of Indiana until he was elevated to the Seventh Circuit on December 11, 1981. Eschbach was succeeded in this position by James T. Moody.

External links

• Judge Eschbach's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Luther Swygert	Northern District of Indiana 1962–1981 Seat #1	Succeeded by: James T. Moody
Preceded by: Luther Swygert	Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1981–2005	Succeeded by: Michael Kanne