Background
Oberdorfer, Louis Falk was born on February 21, 1919 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of A. Leo and Stella Maud (Falk) Oberdorfer.
Oberdorfer, Louis Falk was born on February 21, 1919 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of A. Leo and Stella Maud (Falk) Oberdorfer.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1939. Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1946.
Law clerk to Justice Hugo L. Black United States Supreme Court, 1946-1947. Private practice attorney Washington, 1947—1951. Member Wilmer, Cutler, & Pickering (and predecessors), 1951-1961, 65-77.
Assistant attorney general tax division United States Department Justice, 1961-1965. Judge United States District Court District of Columbia, 1977—1992, senior judge, since 1992. Visiting lecturer Yale Law School, 1966-1971.
Advisory committee Federal Rules Civil Procedure, 1962-1984. Co-chairman lawyers committee Civil Rights Under Law, 1967-1969. Adjunct professor law Georgetown University, Washington, 1993-1997.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Member American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association (board governors 1972-1977, president 1977), Alabama Bar Associations, American Law Institute, Yale Law School Association (president 1971-1973).
Married Elizabeth Weil, July 31, 1941. Children: John Louis, Kathryn Lee, Thomas Lee, William L.
