Henry Albert Schweinhaut

Henry Albert Schweinhaut
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office December 19, 1944 – November 16, 1956
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Oscar Raymond Luhring
Succeeded by	John Sirica
Personal details
Born	(1902-02-09)February 9, 1902 Washington, D.C.
Died	June 22, 1970(1970-06-22) (aged 68) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic

Henry Albert Schweinhaut (February 9, 1902 – June 22, 1970) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Washington, D.C., Schweinhaut received an LL.B. from that city's National University Law School in 1924. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C., from 1924 to 1934. He was a Lecturer on evidence and agency, Washington College of Law from 1932 to 1939. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Washington, D.C., from 1934 to 1936. He was a Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general from 1936 to 1945. He was a Lecturer on evidence, Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law from 1944 to 1948.

Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Schweinhaut was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 21, 1944, to a seat vacated by Oscar R. Luhring. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 1944, and received his commission on December 19, 1944. He assumed senior status on November 16, 1956. Schweinhaut served in that capacity until his death.

Sources

• Henry Albert Schweinhaut at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.