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.
10 Facts About Simon Sobeloff
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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.
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Simon Sobeloff served as a Page in the United States House of Representatives in 1910.
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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.
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Simon Sobeloff served as Chairman of the Commission on the Administrative Organization of the State of Maryland from 1951 to 1952.
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From 1954 through 1956, Sobeloff served as United States Solicitor General in the Administration of President Dwight D Eisenhower.
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Simon Sobeloff was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 16,1956, and received his commission on July 18,1956.
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Simon Sobeloff served as Chief Judge and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1958 to 1964.
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Simon Sobeloff served in that capacity until his death on July 11,1973, in Baltimore, MD.
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Simon Sobeloff married Irene Ehrlich in May 1918 and they had two daughters and four grandchildren.