Edwin Albert Robson (April 16, 1905 – October 21, 1986) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Edwin Albert Robson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
April 16, 1975 – October 21, 1986
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
1970–1975
Preceded byWilliam Joseph Campbell
Succeeded byJames Benton Parsons
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
September 29, 1958 – April 16, 1975
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byWinfred George Knoch
Succeeded byJohn F. Grady
Judge of the Illinois Appellate Court
In office
1951–1958
Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Cook County
In office
1949–1951
Justice of the Superior Court of Cook County
In office
1945–1951
Personal details
Born
Edwin Albert Robson

(1905-04-16)April 16, 1905
Chicago, Illinois
DiedOctober 21, 1986(1986-10-21) (aged 81)
EducationDePaul University College of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career edit

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Robson received a Bachelor of Laws from the DePaul University College of Law in 1928 and entered private practice in Chicago. He became a Judge of the Superior Court of Cook County in 1945. In 1949 he became Chief Justice of that court. He became a Judge of the Illinois Appellate Court in 1951, a role he served in until his appointment to the federal bench.[1]

Federal judicial service edit

Robson received a recess appointment from President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 29, 1958, to a seat vacated by Judge Winfred George Knoch on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He was formally nominated to the same seat by President Eisenhower on January 17, 1959, confirmed on April 29, 1959, and received his commission on April 30, 1959. He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1966 to 1969, and a member of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation from 1968 to 1979. He served as Chief Judge from 1970 to 1975, and assumed senior status on April 16, 1975. Robson served in that capacity until his death on October 21, 1986.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
1958–1975
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
1970–1975
Succeeded by