Background
Cudahy, Richard D. was born on February 2, 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Michael F. and Alice (Dickson) Cudahy.
Cudahy, Richard D. was born on February 2, 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Michael F. and Alice (Dickson) Cudahy.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1948; Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1955; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Ripon College, 1981; Doctor of Laws (honorary), DePaul University, 1995; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wabash College, 1996; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Stetson U., 1998.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cudahy received a Bachelor of Surgery from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1948, and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1955. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Air Force from 1948 to 1951. He was a law clerk, Honorary
Charles Edward Clark, Second Circuit United States. Court of Appeals from 1955 to 1956.
He was an Assistant to legal advisor, United States. Department of State from 1956 to 1957. He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1957 to 1960.
He was a President and C.E.O., Patrick Cudahy, Incorporated., Cudahy and Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1961 to 1971. He returned to private practice in Milwaukee in 1972, serving also as a member and chairman of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission from 1972 to 1975, then continuing his private practice in Washington, District of Columbia from 1976 to 1979.
He also taught, as a lecturer at Marquette University Law School from 1961 to 1966, as a visiting professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School from 1966 to 1967, and as a lecturer at the George Washington University Law School from 1976 to 1979.
On May 22, 1979, Cudahy was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit created by 92 Statistics 1629, 1632. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1979, and received his commission on September 26, 1979. He assumed senior status on August 15, 1994.
Cudahy died on September 22, 2015 at his home in Winnetka, Illinois.
Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 137 F.3d 109 (2nd Cir 1998). Microwave Communications Incorporated Communications Corporation v.
American Telephone and Telephone Company, 708 F.2d 1081 (7th Cir 1983).
Brownmark Films, Limited Liability Company v.
Comedy Partners, 682 F.3d 687 (7th Cir 2012). World Outreach Conference Center and Pamela Blossom v. City of Chicago.
Commissioner Milwaukee Harbor, 1964—1966. President Milwaukee Urban League, 1965—1966. Trustee Environmental Defense Fund, 1976—1979.
Chairman DePaul University, Human Rights Law Institute, 1990—1998. Member advisory committee Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University, since 2000. Member visiting committee University Chicago Division School.
Chairman Wisconsin Democratic Party, 1967—1968. Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General, 1968. Member of American Bar Association (special committee on Energy Law 1978-1984, public utility section council group), American Society International Law (judicial advisory board), International Aviation Law Institute of DePaul University, District of Columbia Circuit Appointed Indiana Counsel (special division 1998—2002), Illinois Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, American Institute for Public Service (board selectors 1973-1998), Federal Judges' Association (board directors 1993-1996), Chicago Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association, American Law Institute, Catholic Theological Union, Lawyers Club, Chicago (president 1992-1993).
Married Ann (Featherston), July 14, 1956 (deceased 1974). Married Janet (Stuart), July 17, 1976. Children: Richard D., Norma K., Theresa E., Daniel M., Michaela A., Marguerite L., Patrick G.