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Winfred Knoch
Winfred George Knoch (1895-1983) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[1]
Early life and education
- DePaul University, LL.B., 1917[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Lieutenant, Infantry, 1917-1919
- Private practice, Naperville, Illinois, 1917-1930
- Assistant state's attorney, DuPage County, Illinois, 1922-1930
- Judge, DuPage County, Illinois, 1930-1939
- Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit Court, Illinois, 1939-1953[1]
Judicial career
Seventh Circuit
Knoch was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 16, 1958, to a seat vacated by Walter Lindley; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 19, 1958, and received his commission on August 21, 1958. He assumed senior status on December 4, 1967. He served the Seventh Circuit until his death on May 23, 1983.[1]
Northern District of Illinois
Knoch was nominated to the Northern District of Illinois by President Dwight Eisenhower on April 27, 1953, to a new seat created by 64 Stat. 443; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 13, 1953, and received his commission on May 14th. He served the Northern District of Illinois until he was elevated to the Seventh Circuit on September 14, 1958.[1] Knoch was succeeded in this position by Edwin Robson.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Knoch's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Northern District of Illinois 1953–1958 Seat #8 |
Succeeded by: Edwin Robson |
| Preceded by: Walter Lindley |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1958–1983 |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Virginia Kendall • Robert Dow • Sharon Coleman • Edmond E. Chang • Jorge L. Alonso • Franklin U. Valderrama • John Tharp, Jr. • Mary Rowland • Sara Lee Ellis • Andrea R. Wood • Manish Shah • Iain D. Johnston • John Robert Blakey • LaShonda A. Hunt • Martha Pacold • Steven Seeger • John Kness • Jeffrey Cummings • Sunil Harjani • Lindsay Jenkins • Jeremy Daniel • Georgia Alexakis • April Perry | ||
| Senior judges |
Marvin Aspen • Elaine Bucklo • Suzanne Conlon • Robert Gettleman • Joan Gottschall • Ronald Guzman • Frederick Kapala • Matthew Kennelly • Charles Kocoras • Joan Lefkow • George Marovich • Charles Norgle • Rebecca Pallmeyer • Philip Reinhard • James Zagel • Thomas M. Durkin • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Jeffrey Cole • Susan Cox • Maria Valdez • Sheila Finnegan • Jeffrey Gilbert • Young Kim (Illinois) • Daniel G. Martin • David Weisman • Gabriel Fuentes • Lisa Jensen • Beth Jantz • Heather McShain • Margaret Schneider • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
James Holderman • Wayne Andersen • Ruben Castillo • David Coar • John Darrah • Samuel Der-Yeghiayan • John F. Grady • William Hart • William Hibbler • Harry Leinenweber • George Lindberg • Blanche Manning • James B. Moran • John Nordberg • Ann Williams (Federal judge) • Paul Plunkett • Joel Flaum • Brian Duff • Ilana Rovner • Mark Filip • Milton Shadur • Thomas Drummond • Henry Williams Blodgett • William Bauer • Philip Tone • Peter Stenger Grosscup • Christian Cecil Kohlsaat • Solomon Hicks Bethea • Kenesaw Mountain Landis • George Albert Carpenter • Adam Cliffe • James Herbert Wilkerson • John Peter Barnes • George Johnson (Illinois) • William Harrison Holly • Philip Leo Sullivan • Michael Igoe • William Lynch (Illinois) • James Alesia • Richard Austin • Nicholas Bua • William Campbell (Illinois) • John Crowley (Illinois) • Bernard Decker • Susan Getzendanner • Julius Hoffman • Alfred Kirkland • Winfred Knoch • Walter LaBuy • George Leighton • Abraham Marovitz • Prentice Marshall • Frank McGarr • Richard McLaren • Thomas McMillen • Julius Miner • Alexander Napoli • James B. Parsons • Joseph Perry (Illinois) • Edwin Robson • Stanley Roszkowski • Elwyn Shaw • Hubert Will • Charles Woodward • Gary Feinerman • John Z. Lee (Illinois) • Nancy Maldonado • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Marvin Aspen • Ruben Castillo • John F. Grady • Charles Kocoras • James B. Moran • Rebecca Pallmeyer • John Peter Barnes • Philip Leo Sullivan • William Campbell (Illinois) • Frank McGarr • James B. Parsons • Edwin Robson • | ||
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
