Hubert Louis Will
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, Hubert Louis Will was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1937. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1914–1995
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1961
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Chicago 1935 · University of Chicago Law School 1937
- Succeeded by
- Milton Irving Shadur
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Northern District of Illinois | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Chicago | A.B. | 1935 |
| University of Chicago Law School | J.D. | 1937 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Will was assigned 52 district-court cases (1974–1993). Median time from filing to termination: 1,312 days across 52 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Will authored 197 published opinions for the court (1961–1995). Most cited: Huey v. Barloga (80 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Huey v. Barloga | 277 F. Supp. 864 | 80 |
| 1975 | Rettig v. Arlington Heights Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n | 405 F. Supp. 819 | 73 |
| 1972 | Holmes v. Silver Cross Hospital of Joliet, Illinois | 340 F. Supp. 125 | 71 |
| 1970 | Jones & McKnight Corp. v. Birdsboro Corporation | 320 F. Supp. 39 | 65 |
| 1969 | Palma v. Powers | 295 F. Supp. 924 | 62 |
| 1972 | Luker v. Nelson | 341 F. Supp. 111 | 60 |
| 1969 | Contract Buyers League v. F & F INVESTMENT | 300 F. Supp. 210 | 58 |
| 1982 | Independence Tube Corp. v. Copperweld Corp. | 543 F. Supp. 706 | 56 |
| 1974 | Brown v. Lynn | 385 F. Supp. 986 | 53 |
| 1968 | Landry v. Daley | 280 F. Supp. 968 | 51 |
| 1968 | Cambist Films, Inc. v. State of Illinois | 292 F. Supp. 185 | 49 |
| 1973 | SOUTHEAST GUAR. TR. CO., LTD. v. Rodman & Renshaw, Inc. | 358 F. Supp. 1001 | 44 |
| 1968 | Landry v. Daley | 288 F. Supp. 200 | 38 |
| 1963 | United States v. DiGrazia | 213 F. Supp. 232 | 37 |
| 1971 | Insley v. Joyce | 330 F. Supp. 1228 | 36 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 197 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Hubert Louis Will?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Hubert Louis Will to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1961.
- Was Hubert Louis Will appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Hubert Louis Will was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Hubert Louis Will's confirmation vote?
- Hubert Louis Will was confirmed by voice vote on September 21, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Hubert Louis Will on?
- Hubert Louis Will was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).