| Herbert P. Sorg | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania |
| Term Start: | December 20, 1976 |
| Term End: | March 11, 1979 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania |
| Term Start1: | 1975 |
| Term End1: | 1976 |
| Predecessor1: | Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. |
| Successor1: | Gerald Joseph Weber |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania |
| Term Start2: | August 1, 1955 |
| Term End2: | December 20, 1976 |
| Appointer2: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Predecessor2: | Seat established by 68 Stat. 8 |
| Successor2: | Alan Neil Bloch |
| Order3: | 123rd |
| Office3: | Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives |
| Term Start3: | 1949 |
| Term End3: | 1952 |
| Predecessor3: | Franklin H. Lichtenwalter |
| Successor3: | Charles C. Smith |
| Birth Name: | Herbert Peter Sorg |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1911 |
| Birth Place: | St. Mary's, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality: | USA |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | Duquesne University School of Law (LL.B.) |
Herbert Peter Sorg (December 19, 1911 – March 11, 1979) was a Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and later a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Born in St. Mary's, Pennsylvania,[1] Sorg received a Bachelor of Laws from Duquesne University School of Law in 1935. He was in private practice of law in St. Mary's from 1935 to 1955. He was Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1940 to 1953, serving as majority whip from 1945 to 1947, majority leader in 1947, and Speaker from 1947 to 1953.[1]
On May 20, 1955, Sorg was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania created by 68 Stat. 8. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 29, 1955, and received his commission on August 1, 1955. He served as Chief Judge from 1975 to 1976, and assumed senior status on December 20, 1976. He was a Judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from 1977 to 1979. He remained in senior status until his death on March 11, 1979.