Simon Sobeloff

Simon Sobeloff
Sobeloff in 1973
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office
December 31, 1970 – July 11, 1973
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office
1958–1964
Preceded byJohn J. Parker
Succeeded byClement Haynsworth
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office
July 18, 1956 – December 31, 1970
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byMorris Ames Soper
Succeeded byDonald S. Russell
30th Solicitor General of the United States
In office
February 10, 1954 – July 19, 1956
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byWalter J. Cummings Jr.
Succeeded byJ. Lee Rankin
Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
In office
1952–1954
Appointed byTheodore McKeldin
Preceded byCharles Markell
Succeeded byFrederick Brune
Personal details
Born
Simon Ernest Sobeloff

(1894-12-03)December 3, 1894
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedJuly 11, 1973(1973-07-11) (aged 78)
Baltimore, Maryland
Resting placeHebrew Friendship Cemetery
Baltimore, Maryland
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Maryland School of Law (LLB)

Simon Ernest Sobeloff (December 3, 1894 – July 11, 1973) was an American attorney and jurist, who served as Solicitor General of the United States, as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, and as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.