Simon Sobeloff

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Simon Sobeloff

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

Education

Law

University of Maryland Law, 1915

Personal
Birthplace
Baltimore, Md.

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Simon E. Sobeloff (1894-1973) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.[1]

Sobeloff was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on January 12, 1956, to a seat vacated by Morris Ames Soper; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 16, 1956, and received commission two days later. He served as chief judge from 1958-1964. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1970, and served in that capacity until his death on July 11, 1973.[1]

Education

  • University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1915[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1914-1919
  • Assistant city solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 1919-1923
  • Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1923-1927
  • Deputy city solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 1927-1930
  • U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, 1931-1934
  • Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1934-1943
  • City solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 1943-1947
  • Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1947-1952
  • Chairman, Commission on the Administrative Organization of the State of Maryland, 1951-1952
  • Chief judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1952-1954
  • Solicitor General of the United States, 1954-1956[1]

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Morris Ames Soper
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
1956–1973
Succeeded by:
Donald S. Russell