Louis H. Pollak | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 1, 1991 – May 8, 2012 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
In office July 12, 1978 – January 1, 1991 | |
Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. |
Succeeded by | Eduardo C. Robreno |
10th Dean of Yale Law School | |
In office 1965–1970 | |
Preceded by | Eugene V. Rostow |
Succeeded by | Abraham S. Goldstein |
Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School | |
In office 1975–1978 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Louis Heilprin Pollak December 7, 1922 New York City, New York |
Died | May 8, 2012 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 89)
Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (LLB) |
Louis Heilprin Pollak (December 7, 1922 – May 8, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He served on the faculty of Yale Law School and was dean from 1965 to 1970, served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and was dean from 1974 to 1978. In 2000, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[1]