Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg

Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg (August 22, 1889 – September 15, 1968) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
November 17, 1953  September 15, 1968
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byOtto Kerner Sr.
Succeeded byJohn Paul Stevens
Personal details
Born
Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg

(1889-08-22)August 22, 1889
Indianapolis, Indiana
DiedSeptember 15, 1968(1968-09-15) (aged 79)
EducationUniversity of Chicago Law School (LLB)

Education and career

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Schnackenberg received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Chicago Law School in 1912. He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1912 to 1945. He was a Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1912 to 1913 and from 1922 to 1944. He was Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1941 to 1944. He was general attorney for the South Park Commissioners in Chicago from 1925 to 1930. He was a Judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois from 1945 to 1954.[1]

Federal judicial service

Schnackenberg received a recess appointment from President Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 17, 1953, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge Otto Kerner Sr. He was formally nominated to the same seat by President Eisenhower on January 11, 1954. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1954, and received his commission the same day. His service was terminated on September 15, 1968, due to his death.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Otto Kerner Sr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1953–1968
Succeeded by
John Paul Stevens
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