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Edwin Albert Robson

Edwin Albert Robson

Illinois Northern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Born 1905 in Chicago, IL

Died 1986

FJC ID: 2034

Edwin Albert Robson (April 16, 1905 – October 21, 1986) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
    U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
    Member · 1968–1979
  2. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1966–1969
  3. Illinois Appellate Court
    Judge · 1951–1958
  4. Superior Court of Cook County [Illinois]
    Judge · 1945–1951
    • ↳chief justice · 1949–1951
  5. Private practice, Chicago, Illinois
    1928–1945

Appointments

  1. Illinois Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisChief Judge
    1959–1986 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. DePaul University College of Law
    LL.B. · 1928