Robert Arthur Sprecher

Judge Robert Arthur Sprecher

Personal

Birthday:

5/30/1917

Birthplace:

Chicago, IL

Date of Death:

5/15/1982

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1941-1971
Bar examiner, State of Illinois, 1949-1971
Special assistant to the attorney general, State of Illinois, 1957-1963

Education

Name of School:

Central YMCA College

Degree:

A.A.

Degree Year:

1936

Name of School - Second:

Northwestern University

Degree - Second:

B.S.

Degree Year - Second:

1938

Name of School - Third:

Northwestern University School of Law

At Northwestern Law we go beyond teaching the basics of legal reasoning to enable our students to make sound and ethical judgements, understand and improve the delivery of justice, and respond to the changing contexts in which law and legal institutions operate. Accordingly, the overarching goal of our curricular plan is to empower our graduates to adapt to and master the challenges of the changing world better than those of any other law school.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1941

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Court Name:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

4/23/1971

Termination Date:

5/15/1982

Termination Reason:

Death