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Julius Jennings Hoffman

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Julius Jennings Hoffman served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed May 13, 1953.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
May 13, 1953
Born
1895

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisDwight D. Eisenhower · May 13, 1953 – Jul 1, 1983

Education

  • Northwestern UniversityPh.B., 1912
  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)LL.B., 1915

Career

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1915-1936, 1944-1947; General counsel, Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, 1936-1944; Judge, Superior Court of Cook County [Illinois], 1947-1953

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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