Julius Jennings Hoffman

Judge Julius Jennings Hoffman

Personal

Birthday:

7/7/1895

Birthplace:

Chicago, IL

Date of Death:

7/1/1983

Place of Death:

Chicago, IL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1915-1936, 1944-1947
General counsel, Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, 1936-1944
Judge, Superior Court of Cook County [Illinois], 1947-1953

Education

Name of School:

Northwestern University

Degree:

Ph.B.

Degree Year:

1912

Name of School - Second:

Northwestern University School of Law

At Northwestern Law we go beyond teaching the basics of legal reasoning to enable our students to make sound and ethical judgements, understand and improve the delivery of justice, and respond to the changing contexts in which law and legal institutions operate. Accordingly, the overarching goal of our curricular plan is to empower our graduates to adapt to and master the challenges of the changing world better than those of any other law school.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1915

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:

5/14/1953

Retirement from Active Service:

2/3/1972

Termination Date:

7/1/1983

Termination Reason:

Death