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Judge Luther Merritt Swygert
Judge
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Luther Merritt Swygert served as Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1961 to 1988. The appointment came from John Kennedy in 1961. Earlier federal service: District Court, N.D. Indiana.
- Court
- Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- John Kennedy
- Active
- 1943 – 1988
- Party
- Democratic
Career History
- JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1961 – 1988) — appointed by John Kennedy
- JudgeDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana (1943 – 1961) — appointed by Franklin Roosevelt
- Assistant U.S. attorney1934 – 1943
- Deputy prosecutor1931 – 1933
- Private practice1928 – 1931
Cases before Judge Swygert
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- David Frank Hamilton
About this profile
Biographical details on this page — court, position, appointing authority, service dates, education, and career history — are public record, sourced from the CourtListener judicial directory. They are not legal advice and do not predict how Judge Swygert will decide any matter.