Elwyn Riley Shaw (October 19, 1888 – July 18, 1950) was an Illinois lawyer and judge who served as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (1933–1942), United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1944–1950) and briefly as a member of National Railway Labor Panel in 1943.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Freeport, Illinois1910–present
- National Railway Labor PanelMember · 1943
- Illinois Supreme CourtJustice · 1933–1942
- ↳chief justice · 1938–1939
Appointments
1944–1950 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Term ended: Death
1933–1942
Education
- University of Michigan-Ann Arborjd
LL.B. · 1910