Louis Rosenberg (judge)

Louis Rosenberg (July 5, 1898 – July 2, 1999) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Louis Rosenberg
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
January 5, 1976 – July 2, 1999
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
November 20, 1961 – January 5, 1976
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded bySeat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded byMaurice B. Cohill Jr.
Personal details
Born
Louis Rosenberg

(1898-07-05)July 5, 1898
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 2, 1999(1999-07-02) (aged 100)
Highland Park, Pennsylvania
EducationDuquesne University School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

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Born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Rosenberg received a Bachelor of Laws from Duquesne University School of Law in 1923. He was special counsel for Allegheny County Emergency Relief in 1935. He was special deputy attorney general of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1936 to 1939. He was special counsel for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1939 to 1941. He was special assistant city solicitor for the City of Pittsburgh from 1941 to 1956. He was Director of Public Safety for Pittsburgh from 1956 to 1961.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Rosenberg received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on November 20, 1961, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80. He was nominated to the same seat by President Kennedy on January 15, 1962. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1962, and received his commission on July 12, 1962. He assumed senior status on January 5, 1976. His service was terminated on July 2, 1999, due to his death in Highland Park, Pennsylvania, three days before his 101st birthday.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
1961–1976
Succeeded by