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Richard Dickson Cudahy
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
Richard Dickson Cudahy , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Richard Dickson Cudahy Sr. (February 2, 1926 – September 22, 2015) was an American business executive, law professor, politician, and judge. He served 15 years as a judge of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals; he was appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and took senior status in 1994. Prior to his service in the federal judiciary, Cudahy was C.E.O.
Education
- U.S. Military AcademyB.S., 1948
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1955
Career
U.S. Army lieutenant, Air Corps, 1948-1951; Law clerk, Hon. Charles E. Clark, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1955-1956; Assistant to legal advisor, U.S. Department of State, 1956-1957; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1957-1960; President/C.E.O., Patrick Cudahy, Inc., Cudahy and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1961-1971; Lecturer, Marquette University Law School, 1961-1966; Visiting professor of law, University of Wisconsin, 1966-1967; Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1972; Member/chairman, Wisconsin Public Service Commission, 1972-1975; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1976-1979; Lecturer, George Washington University School of Law, 1976-1979
Biography
Richard Dickson Cudahy Sr. (February 2, 1926 – September 22, 2015) was an American business executive, law professor, politician, and judge. He served 15 years as a judge of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals; he was appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and took senior status in 1994. Prior to his service in the federal judiciary, Cudahy was C.E.O.
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