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Emerich Freed

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Emerich Freed
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Years in office: 1941 - 1955
Education
Bachelor's
Case Western Reserve University, 1918
Law
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1920


Emerich B. Freed (1897-1955) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Freed was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on September 11, 1941, to a new seat created by 55 Stat. 148; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 2, 1941, and received commission on October 7. He served until his death on December 4, 1955.[1] Freed was succeeded in this position by Paul Weick.

Early life and education

  • Case Western Reserve University, A.B., 1918
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, LL.B., 1920[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Ohio, 1918-1929
  • First assistant, Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1929-1932, 1933
  • Prosecuting attorney, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1932-1933
  • U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1933-1941[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Northern District of Ohio

Freed was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on September 11, 1941, to a new seat created by 55 Stat. 148; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 2, 1941, and received commission on October 7. He served until his death on December 4, 1955.[1] Freed was succeeded in this position by Paul Weick.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
Northern District of Ohio
1941–1955
Seat #4
Succeeded by:
Paul Weick