Simon E. Sobeloff

Biography of Simon E. Sobeloff

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Sobeloff
• First Name: Simon
• Middle Name: E.
• Date of Birth: December , 3 , 1894
• Place of Birth (POB): Baltimore , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
• Date of Death: July , 11 , 1973
• Place of Death (POD): Baltimore , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Simon E. Sobeloff Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/12/1956
• Seat vacated by: Soper , Morris Ames
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/12/1956
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 07/06/1956
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Yes/No: 64/19
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/16/1956
• Commission Date: 07/18/1956
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1958
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1964
• Retirement from Active Service: 12/31/1970
• Date of Termination: 07/11/1973
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Simon E. Sobeloff in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Maryland School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1915

Simon E. Sobeloff Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1914-1919, 1923-1927, 1934-1943, 1947-1952
• Assistant city solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 1919-1923
• Deputy city solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 1927-1930
• U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, 1931-1934
• City solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 1943-1947
• 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
• Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, July 14, 1955; no Senate vote

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