Walter Jacob LaBuy (July 25, 1888 – September 29, 1967) was a
United States district judge
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of the
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Education and career
Born in
Dodge County, Wisconsin
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, LaBuy received a
Bachelor of Laws
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from
DePaul University College of Law in 1912. He was in private practice in
Chicago, Illinois
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from 1912 to 1933. From 1930 to 1933, he was a member of the
Cook County Board of Commissioners
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. He served as a Judge of the
Circuit Court of Cook County
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from 1933 to 1944.
Federal judicial service
LaBuy was nominated by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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on March 7, 1944, to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
William Harrison Holly. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on March 29, 1944, and received his commission on March 31, 1944. He assumed
senior status
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on January 31, 1961, serving until his death in Chicago on September 29, 1967.
Notable case
LaBuy presided over the well-known trial of automaker
Preston Tucker.
References
Sources
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1888 births
1967 deaths
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
20th-century American judges
DePaul University College of Law alumni
Members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County (pre-1964 reorganization)