Edwin Albert Robson

Judge Edwin Albert Robson

Personal

Birthday:

4/16/1905

Birthplace:

Chicago, IL

Date of Death:

10/21/1986

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1928-1945
Judge, Superior Court of Cook County [Illinois], 1945-1951; chief justice, 1949-1951
Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1951-1958

Education

Name of School:

DePaul University's College of Law

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Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1928

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

4/30/1959

Retirement from Active Service:

4/16/1975

Termination Date:

10/21/1986

Termination Reason:

Death