Winfred Knoch
| Winfred Knoch | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Active: | 8/21/1958 - 12/4/1967 |
| Senior: | 12/4/1967 - 5/23/1983 |
| Preceded by: | Walter Lindley |
| Past post: | Northern District of Illinois |
| Past term: | 1953 - 1958 |
| Past position: | Seat #8 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1895 |
| Deceased: | 1983 |
| Law School: | DePaul University (1917) |
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Winfred George Knoch (1895-1983) 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 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.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Knoch's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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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 |
Succeeded by: ' |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: James Holderman • Ruben Castillo • John Darrah • Samuel Der-Yeghiayan • Robert Dow • Ronald Guzman • Frederick Kapala • Virginia Kendall • Matthew Kennelly • Charles Norgle • Rebecca Pallmeyer • Amy St. Eve • James Zagel • Sharon Coleman • Gary Feinerman • Edmond E. Chang • John Z. Lee • John Tharp, Jr. • Thomas M. Durkin | ||
| Senior judges |
Marvin Aspen • Elaine Bucklo • Suzanne Conlon • Robert Gettleman • Joan Gottschall • John F. Grady • William Hart • Charles Kocoras • Joan Lefkow • Harry Leinenweber • George Lindberg • Blanche Manning • George Marovich • John Nordberg • Philip Reinhard • Brian Duff • Milton Shadur • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Sidney Schenkier • Geraldine Soat Brown • Jeffrey Cole • Susan Cox • Morton Denlow • Arlander Keys • Michael Mason • Maria Valdez • Sheila Finnegan • Jeffrey Gilbert • Young Kim • Mary Rowland • Daniel G. Martin • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Wayne Andersen • David Coar • William Hibbler • James Moran • Ann Williams • Paul Plunkett • Joel Flaum • Ilana Rovner • Mark Filip • 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 • William Harrison Holly • Philip Leo Sullivan • Michael Igoe • William Lynch • James Alesia • Richard Austin • Nicholas Bua • William Campbell • John Crowley • 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 Parsons • Joseph Perry • Edwin Robson • Stanley Roszkowski • Elwyn Shaw • Hubert Will • Charles Woodward • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Marvin Aspen • John F. Grady • Charles Kocoras • James Moran • John Peter Barnes • Philip Leo Sullivan • William Campbell • Frank McGarr • James 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 | ||
