Background
Sobeloff was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Jacob and Mary Hilda (Kaplan) Sobeloff, who were Russian Jewish immigrants.
Sobeloff was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Jacob and Mary Hilda (Kaplan) Sobeloff, who were Russian Jewish immigrants.
Sobeloff attended public schools including Baltimore City College and the University of Maryland School of Law, where he received his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1915.
He served as a Page in the United States. House of Representatives in 1910. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1914, was a law clerk in Baltimore the same year, and subsequently went into private practice. From 1919 through 1924 he served as the assistant city solicitor for Baltimore and was appointed the deputy city solicitor for Baltimore from 1927 to 1931.
In 1931 he became the United States. Attorney for the District of Maryland, where he served until 1934.
Subsequently, he was selected to be the Baltimore City Solicitor and the Special counsel to Baltimore City Housing Commission. In 1952, he was appointed to the position of Chief judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, where he served until 1954.
Sobeloff presented the government"s arguments on the implementation of the Supreme Court"s decision of May, 1954, to outlaw segregation in public schools. In 1956 he was appointed judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and in 1958 he became the chief judge, where he served until his death.
He is buried in Hebrew Friendship Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.
Married Irene Ehrlich, May 19, 1918. Children: Evva, Ruth.