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Oberdorfer, Louis Falk

Born February 21, 1919, in Birmingham, AL
Died February 21, 2013, in McLean, VA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on September 16, 1977, to a seat vacated by William B. Jones. Confirmed by the Senate on October 7, 1977, and received commission on October 11, 1977. Assumed senior status on July 31, 1992. Service terminated on February 21, 2013, due to death.

Education:
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1939
Yale Law School, LL.B., 1946

Professional Career:

U.S. Army, 1941-1946
Law clerk, Hon. Hugo Black, Supreme Court of the United States, 1946-1947
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1947-1961, 1965-1977
Assistant attorney general, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1965

Manuscript Collections

John F. Kennedy Library
Boston, Mass.
Louis F. Oberdorfer papers, 1961-1975.
12 linear ft.; restricted; personal and professional papers relating to Oberdorfer's political and legal work.

Oral History

Oberdorfer, Louis F. "The Honorable Louis F. Oberdorfer." Interviews conducted on February 20, February 28, March 13, and April 23, 1992, by Susan Low Bloch. Judges' Library, E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, D.C., 1998. Transcript, 221 pages.Also available at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., and in the Manuscript Reading Room at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Oberdorfer, Louis. "Louis F. Oberdorfer." Interview conducted on May 14, 1964, by Francis J. Hunt DeRosa. John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, Massachusetts, 1964. Transcript, 34 pages.Restricted.

Oberdorfer, Louis. "Louis F. Oberdorfer." Interviews conducted on December 16 and 18, 1964, by Charles Morrissey. John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, Massachusetts, 1964. Audiotape, 3 hours; transcript, 46 pages.

Oberdorfer, Louis. "Louis F. Oberdorfer (Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Project)." Interviews conducted on February 5 and 12, 1970, by Roberta W. Greene. John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, Massachusetts, 1970. Audiotape, 2 hours, 45 minutes; transcript, 47 pages.