The appointment of Chief Judge Simon E. Sobeloff of the Maryland Court of Appeals as the United States Solicitor General was indicated here this week-end. The announcement of his appointment is expected shortly.
The Solicitor General’s duties include representing the government in cases before the U. S. Supreme Court to which the government is a party, authorization of the intervention by the government in cases involving Constitutional questions or matters of Federal law, authorizes appeals by the government from decisions in lower Federal courts to higher courts including the Supreme Court – in such matters his decision is final. In legal circles, the position is considered the most important legal job. in the government.
Judge Sobeloff was brought to this country as a child in 1893 by his parents who emigrated from Russia. During his long legal career he has acted as City Solicitor for Baltimore, United States Attorney for Maryland and last year was appointed to head Maryland’s highest court by Gov. Theodore McKeldin, becoming the first Jew to hold so high a post in Maryland. He is a director of the Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore.
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