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Elwyn Riley Shaw
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Elwyn Riley Shaw served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed May 3, 1944.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- May 3, 1944
- Born
- 1888
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisFranklin D. Roosevelt · May 3, 1944 – Jul 18, 1950
Education
- University of Michigan Law SchoolLL.B., 1910
Career
Private practice, Freeport, Illinois, 1910-; Justice, Illinois Supreme Court, 1933-1942; chief justice, 1938-1939; Member, National Railway Labor Panel, 1943
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