1. Simon Ernest Sobeloff was an American attorney and jurist, who served as Solicitor General of the United States, as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, and as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Simon Sobeloff attended public schools including Baltimore City College and the University of Maryland School of Law, where he received his Bachelor of Laws in 1915.
Simon Sobeloff served as a Page in the United States House of Representatives in 1910.
Simon Sobeloff was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1914, was a law clerk in Baltimore the same year, and subsequently went into private practice.
Simon Sobeloff then returned to private practice from 1947 to 1952.
Simon Sobeloff served as Chairman of the Commission on the Administrative Organization of the State of Maryland from 1951 to 1952.
From 1954 through 1956, Sobeloff served as United States Solicitor General in the Administration of President Dwight D Eisenhower.
Simon Sobeloff was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 16,1956, and received his commission on July 18,1956.
Simon Sobeloff served as Chief Judge and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1958 to 1964.
Simon Sobeloff served in that capacity until his death on July 11,1973, in Baltimore, MD.
Simon Sobeloff married Irene Ehrlich in May 1918 and they had two daughters and four grandchildren.