Edwin Albert Robson

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 by	William Joseph Campbell
Succeeded by	James Benton Parsons
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office September 29, 1958 – April 16, 1975
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Winfred George Knoch
Succeeded by	John F. Grady
Personal details
Born	Edwin Albert Robson (1905-04-16)April 16, 1905 Chicago, Illinois
Died	October 21, 1986(1986-10-21) (aged 81)
Education	DePaul University College of Law (LL.B.)

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.

Education and career

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.

Federal judicial service

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.

Sources

• Edwin Albert Robson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.