Richard Dickson Cudahy Explained

Richard Dickson Cudahy
Office:Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Term Start:August 15, 1994
Term End:September 22, 2015
Office1:Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Term Start1:September 26, 1979
Term End1:August 15, 1994
Appointer1:Jimmy Carter
Predecessor1:Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Successor1:Terence T. Evans
Office2:Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Term Start2:June 10, 1967
Term End2:July 15, 1968
Predecessor2:Louis Hanson
Successor2:James W. Wimmer
Birth Date:2 February 1926
Birth Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death Place:Winnetka, Illinois
Party:Democratic
Education:United States Military Academy (BS)
Yale University (JD)
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Allegiance: United States
Serviceyears:1948-1951
Rank:Lieutenant
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Richard Dickson Cudahy (February 2, 1926 – September 22, 2015) was an American business executive, law professor, and United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.[1]

Education and career

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cudahy was educated at the Canterbury School and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1948, and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1955.[2] He was a Lieutenant in the United States Air Force from 1948 to 1951. He was a law clerk for Judge Charles Edward Clark of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1955 to 1956. He was an assistant to the legal adviser for the United States Department of State from 1956 to 1957.[3] He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois, from 1957 to 1960. He was a President and C.E.O. of Patrick Cudahy, Inc., Cudahy and Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1961 to 1971.[4] He returned to private practice in Milwaukee in 1972, serving also as a member and chairman of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin from 1972 to 1975, then continuing his private practice in Washington, D.C., from 1976 to 1979. He also taught as a lecturer at Marquette University Law School from 1961 to 1966, as a visiting professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School from 1966 to 1967, and as a lecturer at the George Washington University Law School from 1976 to 1979.

Federal judicial service

On May 22, 1979, Cudahy was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, created by 92 Stat. 1629, 1632. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1979, and received his commission on September 26, 1979. He assumed senior status on August 15, 1994. His service terminated on September 22, 2015, due to his death.

In 2000, two members of Congress complained that Cudahy leaked confidential information prior to the presidential nomination of Al Gore.[5] [6]

Personal life

In 1956, Cudahy married Ann Featherston, who died in 1974.[2] In 1976, he married Janet Stuart.[2] He had seven children.[4] He died on September 22, 2015, at his home in Winnetka, Illinois.[7]

Notable decisions

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Judicial Conference of the United States. Judges of the United States. 2nd. Washington, D.C.. USGPO. 1983. September 24, 2015.
  2. News: Memoriam: Richard D. Cudahy 1948. May 6, 2017. West Point Association of Graduates. September 22, 2015.
  3. News: Laird. Lorelai. 7th Circuit Judge Richard Cudahy dies at 89. September 24, 2015. May 6, 2017. ABA Journal.
  4. News: Dole. Kate Marshall. Richard Dickson Cudahy, judge for U.S. court in Illinois, dies at 89. May 6, 2017. Chicago Tribune. October 2, 2015.
  5. News: Lane. Charles. Judges Alter Rules for Sponsored Trips. May 7, 2017. Washington Post. September 20, 2006. "Among the mishandled cases cited in the Breyer report were...complaints by two members of Congress that a circuit judge, Richard D. Cudahy, leaked news of a coming grand jury investigation of President Bill Clinton on the eve of Vice President Al Gore's presidential nomination in 2000.".
  6. Breyer Committee (2006). Judicial Conduct and Judicial Disability Study Committee, Implementation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980: Report to the Chief Justice.
  7. News: Vielmatti. Bruce. Richard Cudahy Sr.: Cudahy, 'a real gentleman,' ran meatpacker, built law career. May 7, 2017. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. September 23, 2015.
  8. http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/708/1081/330445/ MCI Communications Corp. v. American Tel. and Tel. Co.
  9. Web site: Brownmark Films, LLC v. Comedy Partners. Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center. 7 June 2012 . 2015-09-23.
  10. Web site: Danzig. Christopher. Quote of the Day: What What (In the Court's Butt). Above the Law. June 13, 2012. 2015-09-23.
  11. Web site: Lat. David. The Greatest Concurrence Ever? Maybe….. Above the Law. June 2, 2015. 2015-09-23.
  12. 7th Circuit judge writes one-sentence 'maybe' concurrence; was it a 'dubitante' opinion?. June 3, 2015. ABA Journal. 2015-09-23. Debra Cassens. Weiss.
  13. Web site: World Outreach Conference Center and Pamela Blossom v. City of Chicago. Nos. 13-3669, 13-3728 (2d Cir. June 1, 2015).