- Home
- Federal judges
- Simon E. Sobeloff
Simon E. Sobeloff
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Simon E. Sobeloff served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Jul 16, 1956 by a 64–19 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Confirmed
- Jul 16, 1956
- Senate vote
- 64–19
- Born
- 1894
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDwight D. Eisenhower · Jul 16, 1956 – Jul 11, 1973
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law)LL.B., 1915
Career
Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1914-1919, 1923-1927, 1934-1943, 1947-1952; Assistant city solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 1919-1923; Deputy city solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 1927-1930; U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, 1931-1934; City solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 1943-1947; Chairman, Commission on the Administrative Organization of the State of Maryland, 1951-1952; Chief judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1952-1954; Solicitor general of the United States, 1954-1956; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1958-1964
More
From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “Judge Simon E. Sobeloff, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1388061/simon-e-sobeloff (accessed 2026-10-13).