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Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg (August 22, 1889 – September 15, 1968) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Chicago, Illinois. He served as a judge of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for the last 15 years of his life, appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953.
Education
- University of Chicago Law SchoolLL.B., 1912
Career
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1912-1945; State representative, Illinois, 1912-1913, 1922-1944; speaker, 1941-1944; General attorney, South Park Commissioners, Chicago, Illinois, 1925-1930; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, 1945-1954
Biography
Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg (August 22, 1889 – September 15, 1968) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Chicago, Illinois. He served as a judge of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for the last 15 years of his life, appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953.
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