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Louis Falk Oberdorfer
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Louis Falk Oberdorfer served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Oct 7, 1977.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Oct 7, 1977
- Born
- 1919
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaJimmy Carter · Oct 7, 1977 – Feb 21, 2013
Education
- Dartmouth CollegeA.B., 1939
- Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1946
Career
U.S. Army, 1941-1946; Law clerk, Hon. Hugo Black, Supreme Court of the United States, 1946-1947; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1947-1961, 1965-1977; Assistant attorney general, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1965
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