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Frank Schwelb
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District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Frank E. Schwelb was a senior judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He was first appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan. He became a senior judge in 2006.[1][2][3] He served in that capacity until his death on August 13, 2014. He was 82.[4][5]
Early life and education
Schwelb was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and emigrated to Britain as a refugee as a child. He arrived in the United States at the age of fifteen. Schwelb received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1958 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1958.[2]
Military service
Schwelb served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957.[2]
Career
- 2006-2014: Senior judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- 1988-2006: Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- 1979-1988: Judge, District of Columbia Superior Court
- 1976-1977: Special counsel to Health, Education and Welfare Secretary's Review Panel on New Drug Regulation
- 1962-1979: Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice
- 1969: Appointed Chief of Housing Section of Civil Rights Division
- 1958-1962: Associate, Mudge, Stern, Baldwin & Todd in New York[2]
See also
- News: Two DC judges seek appointment as senior judges, April 25, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ DC Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure Press Release "Tenure Commission Begins Review of Judges Frank E. Schwelb and Linda Kay Davis," April 13, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 District of Columbia Courts, Judge Frank E. Schwelb
- ↑ Blog of Legal Times "D.C. Court of Appeals Senior Judge Seeking Reappointment," April 19, 2012
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Frank E. Schwelb, a civil rights lawyer who became a D.C. judge, dies at 82," August 20, 2014
- ↑ National Law Journal, "D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Frank Schwelb Dies," August 21, 2014
