Luther Merritt Swygert

Luther Merritt Swygert (February 5, 1905 – March 16, 1988) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Luther Merritt Swygert
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
July 1, 1981 – March 16, 1988
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
1970–1975
Preceded byLatham Castle
Succeeded byThomas E. Fairchild
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
September 29, 1961 – July 1, 1981
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded bySeat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded byJesse E. Eschbach
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office
1954–1961
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byRobert A. Grant
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office
October 16, 1943 – October 10, 1961
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byThomas Whitten Slick
Succeeded byJesse E. Eschbach
Personal details
Born
Luther Merritt Swygert

(1905-02-05)February 5, 1905
Miami County, Ohio
DiedMarch 16, 1988(1988-03-16) (aged 83)
EducationNotre Dame Law School (LLB)

Education and career

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Born in Miami County, Ohio, Swygert received a Bachelor of Laws from Notre Dame Law School in 1927. He was in private practice in Indiana from 1928 to 1931, and was then a deputy prosecuting attorney of Lake County, Indiana from 1931 to 1933. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Northern District of Indiana from 1934 to 1943.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Swygert was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 29, 1943, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana vacated by Judge Thomas Whitten Slick. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 14, 1943, and received his commission on October 16, 1943. He served as Chief Judge from 1954 to 1961. His service terminated on October 10, 1961, due to elevation to the Seventh Circuit.[1]

Swygert was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on September 18, 1961, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 23, 1961, and received his commission on September 29, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1970 to 1975. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1981. His service terminated on March 16, 1988, due to his death.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
1943–1961
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Office established
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
1954–1961
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1961–1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1970–1975
Succeeded by