Simon Sobeloff

Simon Sobeloff
Simon Sobeloff
	Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
	In office; 1952–1954
Appointed by	Theodore McKeldin
Preceded by	Charles Markell
Succeeded by	Frederick Brune
Personal details
Born	Simon Ernest Sobeloff; December 3, 1894; University of Maryland School of Law (LLB)

Simon Ernest Sobeloff (December 3, 1894 – July 11, 1973) was an American attorney and jurist, who served as

Court of Appeals of Maryland, and as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

.

Education and career

Sobeloff was born in

Maryland Court of Appeals, where he served until 1954.^[1]

Solicitor General

From 1954 through 1956, Sobeloff served as

United States Solicitor General in the Administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.^[1] Sobeloff presented the government's arguments on the implementation of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, to outlaw segregation in public schools.^[1]

Federal judicial service

Sobeloff was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 12, 1956, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated by Judge Morris Ames Soper.^[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 16, 1956, and received his commission on July 18, 1956.^[2] He served as Chief Judge and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1958 to 1964.^[2] He assumed senior status on December 31, 1970.^[2] Sobeloff served in that capacity until his death on July 11, 1973, in Baltimore, MD.^[2] Sobeloff is buried in Hebrew Friendship Cemetery in Baltimore.^[1]

Family

Sobeloff married Irene Ehrlich in May 1918 and they had two daughters and four grandchildren.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Solicitor General: Simon E. Sobeloff". 23 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Simon Sobeloff at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Solicitor General's Website

External links

Simon Sobeloff at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Judge Simon E. Sobeloff, 1894–1973
Simon Sobeloff at Find a Grave
Simon Sobeloff at the Justice Department bio page

Legal offices
Preceded by Charles Markell	Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals 1952–1954	Succeeded by Frederick Brune
Preceded by Walter J. Cummings Jr.	Solicitor General of the United States 1954–1956	Succeeded by J. Lee Rankin
Preceded by Morris Ames Soper	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 1956–1970	Succeeded by Donald S. Russell
Preceded by John J. Parker	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 1958–1964	Succeeded by Clement Haynsworth

[justice.gov-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Solicitor General: Simon E. Sobeloff". 23 October 2014.

[fjc.gov-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Simon Sobeloff at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Authority control databases
International	FAST ISNI VIAF
National	United States
Other	NARA SNAC