Oberdorfer, Louis Falk Born February 21, 1919, in Birmingham, AL Died February 21, 2013, in McLean, VA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Nominated by Jimmy Carter on September 16, 1977, to a seat vacated by William B. Jones. Confirmed by the Senate on October 7, 1977, and received commission on October 11, 1977. Assumed senior status on July 31, 1992. Service terminated on February 21, 2013, due to death. Education: Dartmouth College, A.B., 1939 Yale Law School, LL.B., 1946 Professional Career: U.S. Army, 1941-1946 Law clerk, Hon. Hugo Black, Supreme Court of the United States, 1946-1947 Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1947-1961, 1965-1977 Assistant attorney general, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1965 Research Collections Oral History