Luther Swygert

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Luther Merritt Swygert (1905-1988) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Seventh Circuit

Swygert was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by President John F. Kennedy on September 18, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 23, 1961, and received commission on September 29, 1961. From 1970-1975, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1981. He served the Seventh Circuit until his death on March 16, 1988.

Northern District of Indiana

Swygert was nominated to the Northern District of Indiana by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on September 29, 1943, to a seat vacated by Thomas W. Slick; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 14, 1943, and received commission on October 16, 1943. From 1954-1961, he served as the chief judge. He served the Northern District of Indiana until he was elevated to the Seventh Circuit on October 10, 1961.

Education

Notre Dame Law School, LL.B., 1927

Professional career

Private practice, Indiana, 1928-1931
Deputy prosecuting attorney, Lake County, Indiana, 1931-1933
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 1934-1943

External links

Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

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