Background
Cahill, Clyde S. was born on April 9, 1923 in St. Louis. Son of Clyde and Effie (Taylor) Cahill.
Cahill, Clyde S. was born on April 9, 1923 in St. Louis. Son of Clyde and Effie (Taylor) Cahill.
Bachelor of Science, St. Saint Louis University, 1949; Juris Doctor, St. Saint Louis University, 1951; Juris Doctor (honorary), St. Saint Louis University, 1990.
Sole practice, 1951-1956; assistant circuit attorney, City of St. Louis, 1956-1964; regional attorney, Office of Economic Opportunity, Kansas City, 1966-1968; general manager, Human Development Corporation, 1968-1972; general counsel, executive director, Legal Aid Society, St. Louis, 1972-1975; circuit judge, State of Missouri, 1975-1980; United States district senior judge, Eastern District Missouri, since 1980. Lecturer St. Saint Louis University Law School, 1974-1979. Counsel to Missouri National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1958-1965.
Board of directors St. Louis Urban League, 1974, Metropolitan Young Men’s Christian Association, St. Louis, since 1975, Comprehensive Health Center, 1975, Cardinal Ritter High School, 1978. Served with United States Army Air Force, World World War World War II. Member American Bar Association, National Bar Association (Judge William Hastie award 1992), American Judicature Society, Missouri Bar Association, Metropolitan St. Louis Bar Association, St. Louis Lawyers Association, Mound City Bar Association.
Married Thelma Newsom, April 29, 1951. Children: Linda Diggs, Marina, Valerian, Randall, Kevin, Myron.