Louis Pollak

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Education

Bachelor's

Harvard, 1943

Law

Yale, 1948

Personal

Birthplace

New York, N.Y.

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial career
* 3.1 Eastern District of Pennsylvania
* 4 Noteworthy cases
* 4.1 Tinicum case
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Louis Heilprin Pollak was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1978 after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1991 and served until his death on May 7, 2012.

## Early life and education[edit]

Born in New York City, New York, Pollak graduated with his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1943 and later from Yale Law School with his Juris Doctor degree in 1948.[1]

Pollak served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946.[1]

## Professional career[edit]

Pollak was a Law clerk for Supreme Court Justice of the United States, Wiley B. Rutledge, on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1948-1949. Pollak entered private practice in New York City, New York from 1949 to 1951. From 1951 to 1953, Pollak served as an Attorney, Special Assistant to Ambassador Philip C. Jessup with the U.S. State Department. Pollak returned to the private sector briefly until 1955, working as Assistant Counsel for Amalgamated Clothing Workers in New York City. From 1955 to 1974, Pollak served as a Faculty member of Yale Law School, and as its Dean from 1965 to 1970. From 1974 to 1978, Pollak was a Faculty member of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and its Dean from 1975 to 1978.[1]

## Judicial career[edit]

### Eastern District of Pennsylvania[edit]

Pollak was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President Jimmy Carter on June 7, 1978 to a seat vacated by Leon Higginbotham. Pollak was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 10, 1978 and received commission on July 12, 1978. Pollak assumed senior status on January 1, 1991 and served until his death on May 7, 2012.[1] Pollak was succeeded in this position by Eduardo Robreno.

## Noteworthy cases[edit]

### Tinicum case[edit]

Judge Pollak on November 30, 2009, denied Tinicum Township and Delaware County a request to remand a case back to state court on the issue of whether Philadelphia International Airport can make unapproved land purchases. The two entities are suing the airport authority over a 1925 law that allows first-class cities to purchase land with little or no zoning approval in which they claim the authority is abusing the law in pursuing redevelopment. Both the township and the county feel that the redevelopment plans would displace 72 residences and 3,000 jobs.[2]

## External links[edit]

* The Robing Room- Rate Judge Pollak
* Judge Louis Pollak FJC Bio

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Louis Pollak FJC Bio
2. ↑ "Delaware County Times" Judge deals blow to Tinicum, county, November 30, 2009

Political offices

Preceded by:
Aloysius Higginbotham | Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1978–1990
Seat #9  | Succeeded by:
Eduardo Robreno

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Active judges|

Chief Judge: Mitchell Goldberg • Paul Diamond • Juan Sanchez (Pennsylvania) • Jeffrey L. Schmehl • Chad F. Kenney, Sr. • Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro • John M. Younge • Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr. • Wendy Beetlestone • Mark A. Kearney • Joseph F. Leeson, Jr. • Gerald J. Pappert • Mia Roberts Perez • Kelley Hodge • Joshua Wolson • Karen Marston • John Gallagher (Pennsylvania federal judicial nominee) • John Frank Murphy

Senior judges|

Harvey Bartle • Robert Kelly (Pennsylvania) • Jan DuBois • Ronald Buckwalter • William Yohn • John Padova Sr. • Eduardo Robreno • Anita Brody • Petrese Tucker • Berle Schiller • Richard Surrick • Legrome Davis • Cynthia Rufe • Michael Baylson • Tim Savage • Darnell Jones • Joel Slomsky •

Magistrate judges|  Carol Wells • Timothy Rice • David Strawbridge • Elizabeth Hey • Lynne Sitarski • Scott Reid • Marilyn Heffley • Richard A. Lloret • Pamela Carlos •
Former Article III judges|

William Ditter • John Fullam • Louis Pollak • Norma Shapiro • Lowell Reed • James Giles • Thomas O'Neill (Pennsylvania) • Bruce Kauffman • Curtis Joyner • Mary McLaughlin • James Gardner (Pennsylvania) • Gene Pratter • Lawrence Stengel • Thomas Golden • Felipe Restrepo • William Lewis (Pennsylvania) • Richard Peters • Joseph Hopkinson • Archibald Randall • John Kintzing Kane • John Cadwalader • William Butler • Anthony Scirica • Franklin Van Antwerpen • Marjorie Rendell • John Bayard McPherson • James Buchanan Holland • Joseph Whitaker Thompson • Oliver Booth Dickinson • Charles Louis McKeehan • William Huntington Kirkpatrick • Herbert Hutton • Daniel Huyett • Harry Kalodner • James M. Kelly (Pennsylvania) • Marvin Katz • John Whitaker Lord • Joseph Simon Lord • Alfred Luongo • George Austin Welsh • Albert Maris • Guy Bard • Louis Bechtle • Edward Becker • Ralph Body • Raymond Broderick • Edward Cahn • Thomas Clary • John Morgan Davis (Pennsylvania) • Thomas Egan • Herbert Fogel • Frederick Follmer • Abraham Freedman • James Ganey • Francis Van Dusen • Aloyisus Higginbotham • Robert Gawthrop • James Gorbey • Clifford Green • Allan Grim • John Hannum • Charles William Kraft • Thomas Masterson • Joseph McGlynn • James McGranery • Clarence Newcomer • Emanuel Mac Troutman • Jay Waldman • Charles Weiner • Harold Wood • Donald Van Artsdalen • Edward G. Smith •

Former Chief judges|

Harvey Bartle • John Fullam • James Giles • Curtis Joyner • Petrese Tucker • Juan Sanchez (Pennsylvania) • William Huntington Kirkpatrick • John Whitaker Lord • Joseph Simon Lord • Alfred Luongo • Louis Bechtle • Edward Cahn • Thomas Clary • James Ganey •

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Federal judges nominated by Jimmy Carter

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1977|

Ballantine • Bownes • Boyle • Bua • Carr • Clark • Cowan • Daly • Filippine • Higginbotham • Hoeveler • Hug • Johnstone • Kane • Keith • Leval • Logan • MacLaughlin • McKay • Melton • Merritt • Murphy • Nickerson • Oberdorfer • Roszkowski • Roy • Rubin • Sifton • Tang • Vance • Veron

1978|

Arnold • Baker • Boyle • Burns • Campos • Claiborne • Collins • Cook • Devine • Diamond • Duplantier • Edenfield • Friedman • Gonzalez • Greene • Jenkins • Lowe • Mazzone • McMillian • O'Brien • Pfaelzer • Phillips • Pollak • Sand • Shapiro • Simmons • Smith • Sweet • Tanner • Wiseman • Ziegler

1979|

Ackerman • Alarcon • Anderson • Arceneaux • Arnold • Aspen • Beatty • Beer • Belew • Bertelsman • Bilby • N. Black • S. Black • Bloch • Bowen • Brett • Brooks • Brown • Buchmeyer • Bunton • Burciaga • Cabranes • Carr • Carrigan • Castagna • Cire • Clark • Cohn • Conaboy • Cordova • Crabb • Cudahy • Davis • DeAnda • Debevoise • Edwards • Eginton • Ellison • Enslen • O. Evans • T. Evans • Farris • Ferguson • Fletcher • Frye • Garcia • Garza • B. Gibson • H. Gibson • Gierbolini-Ortiz • Giles • Gilliam • Green • Hall • Hastings • Hatchett • Hatfield • Hatter • Hawkins • Henderson • Higby • Hillman • Houck • Howard • Hudspeth • Hungate • F. Johnson • S. Johnson • N. Jones • S. Jones • Karlton • Kazen • Kearse • Keeton • Kehoe • Kennedy • Kidd • King • Kravitch • Loughlin • Martin • McCurn • McDonald • McNaught • McNichols • Mikva • Mitchell • Moran • Murnaghan • Murphy • D. Nelson • D.W. Nelson • Newblatt • Newman • Overton • Paine • Panner • J. Parker • R. Parker • Penn • Perez-Gimenez • Perry • Politz • Poole • Porter • Pregerson • Price • Rambo • Ramirez • Reavley • Redden • E. Reed • S. Reed • Reinhardt • Renner • Robinson • Rothstein • Sachs • Saffels • Sanders • Sarokin • Schroeder • Schwartz • Seay • Senter • Seymour • Shannon • Shaw • Shoob • Skopil • Sloviter • Sofaer • Spellman • Sprouse • Staker • Tate • Taylor • Thompson • Tidwell • Unthank • Vietor • Vining • Wald • Ward • Weinshienk • West • Wicker • Williams • Winder • Woods • Wright •

Zobel
1980|

Aguilar • Aldrich • Anderson • Boochever • Breyer • Britt • Cahill • Canby • Carroll • Cerezo • Clemon • S. Ervin • R. Erwin • Getzendanner • Gilmore • Ginsburg • Haltom • Hardy • Henderson • Hobbs • Holschuh • Horton • Howard • Johnson • Keep • Kelly • Kenyon • Kocoras • Marquez • Marshall • Michael • Nixon • Norris • Patel • Polozola • Propst • Quackenbush • Ramsey • Rice • Shadur • Spiegel • Tashima • Thompson • Vela • White • Williams

1981|

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