Herbert Peter Sorg Explained

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.

Education and career

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]

Federal judicial service

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gallery of Speakers' Portraits - Herbert P. Sorg. https://web.archive.org/web/20060808211748/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/VC/visitor_info/gallery/SpeakersPortraits.pdf. dead. 8 August 2006. 8 August 2006.