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Louis Heilprin Pollak

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Louis Heilprin Pollak served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Jul 10, 1978. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
Jul 10, 1978
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1922

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaJimmy Carter · Jul 10, 1978 – May 8, 2012

Education

  • Harvard UniversityB.A., 1943
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1948

Career

U.S. Army, 1943-1946; Law clerk, Hon. Wiley B. Rutledge, Supreme Court of the United States, 1948-1949; Private practice, New York City, 1949-1951; Attorney and special assistant to Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup, U.S. Department of State, 1951-1953; Assistant counsel, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, New York City, 1954-1955; Faculty, Yale Law School, 1955-1974; dean, 1965-1970; Faculty, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1974-1978; dean, 1975-1978; Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1983-1992

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