Richard Dickson Cudahy (February 2, 1926 – September 22, 2015) was an American business executive, law professor, and

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Cudahy was educated at the Canterbury School and received a

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degree from the

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, New York in 1948, and a Juris Doctor from

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in 1955. He was a Lieutenant in the

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from 1948 to 1951. He was a law clerk for Judge

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of the

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from 1955 to 1956. He was an assistant to the legal adviser for the

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from 1956 to 1957. He was in private practice in

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from 1957 to 1960. He was a President and C.E.O. of Patrick Cudahy, Inc., Cudahy and Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1961 to 1971. 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

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from 1976 to 1979. He also taught as a lecturer at

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from 1961 to 1966, as a visiting professor of law at the

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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

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to a new seat on the

, created by 92 Stat. 1629, 1632. He was confirmed by the

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on September 25, 1979, and received his commission on September 26, 1979. He assumed

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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

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Personal life

In 1956, Cudahy married Ann Featherston, who died in 1974. In 1976, he married Janet Stuart. He had seven children. He died on September 22, 2015 at his home in

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Notable decisions

* ''

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'', 137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998) * ''MCI Communications Corp. v. American Tel. and Tel. Co.'' 708 F.2d 1081 (7th Cir. 1983) * ''Brownmark Films, LLC v. Comedy Partners'', 682 F.3d 687 (7th Cir. 2012) * ''World Outreach Conference Center and Pamela Blossom v. City of Chicago'', Nos. 13-3669, 13-3728 (2d Cir. June 1, 2015) Nos. 13-3669, 13-3728 (2d Cir. June 1, 2015).

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