Louis Falk Oberdorfer

Biography of Louis Falk Oberdorfer

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Oberdorfer
• First Name: Louis
• Middle Name: Falk
• Date of Birth: February , 21 , 1919
• Place of Birth (POB): Birmingham , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Date of Death: February , 21 , 2013
• Place of Death (POD): McLean , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Louis Falk Oberdorfer Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/16/1977
• Seat vacated by: Jones , William B.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/16/1977
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 10/05/1977
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/07/1977
• Commission Date: 10/11/1977
• Retirement from Active Service: 07/31/1992
• Date of Termination: 02/21/2013
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Louis Falk Oberdorfer in the Law School

• Name of School: Dartmouth College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1939

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1946

Louis Falk Oberdorfer Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army, 1941-1946
• Law clerk, Hon. Hugo Black, Supreme Court of the United States, 1946-1947
• Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1947-1961, 1965-1977
• Assistant attorney general, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1965

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