Federal District Judge Julius J. Hoffman, who presided over the controversial Chicago Seven conspiracy trial that became a symbol of domestic turmoil during the Vietnam War era. Five of the defendants were found guilty at the trial, but a Federal appeals court overturned the convictions, in part because of what it called the Judge Hoffman's ''deprecatory and often antagonistic attitude toward the defense.'' For more information, see the Netflix film, "The Trial of the Chicago 7," written and directed by Aaron Sorkin.
President Eisenhower named him to the Federal District Court. One of his cases, involving the purported cancer cure Krebiozen, was at the time the longest-running trial ever held in a Federal District Court. In another, he became the first Northern Federal judge to hand down a school desegregation order.
Judge Hoffman was a past president of Northwestern University Alumni Association and taught at its law school. His wife, Eleanor, whom he married in 1928, died around 1980. He is survived by a stepson, William E. Gardner of Chicago, and two step-grandchildren.
President Eisenhower named him to the Federal District Court. One of his cases, involving the purported cancer cure Krebiozen, was at the time the longest-running trial ever held in a Federal District Court. In another, he became the first Northern Federal judge to hand down a school desegregation order.
Judge Hoffman was a past president of Northwestern University Alumni Association and taught at its law school. His wife, Eleanor, whom he married in 1928, died around 1980. He is survived by a stepson, William E. Gardner of Chicago, and two step-grandchildren.
Federal District Judge Julius J. Hoffman, who presided over the controversial Chicago Seven conspiracy trial that became a symbol of domestic turmoil during the Vietnam War era. Five of the defendants were found guilty at the trial, but a Federal appeals court overturned the convictions, in part because of what it called the Judge Hoffman's ''deprecatory and often antagonistic attitude toward the defense.'' For more information, see the Netflix film, "The Trial of the Chicago 7," written and directed by Aaron Sorkin.
President Eisenhower named him to the Federal District Court. One of his cases, involving the purported cancer cure Krebiozen, was at the time the longest-running trial ever held in a Federal District Court. In another, he became the first Northern Federal judge to hand down a school desegregation order.
Judge Hoffman was a past president of Northwestern University Alumni Association and taught at its law school. His wife, Eleanor, whom he married in 1928, died around 1980. He is survived by a stepson, William E. Gardner of Chicago, and two step-grandchildren.
President Eisenhower named him to the Federal District Court. One of his cases, involving the purported cancer cure Krebiozen, was at the time the longest-running trial ever held in a Federal District Court. In another, he became the first Northern Federal judge to hand down a school desegregation order.
Judge Hoffman was a past president of Northwestern University Alumni Association and taught at its law school. His wife, Eleanor, whom he married in 1928, died around 1980. He is survived by a stepson, William E. Gardner of Chicago, and two step-grandchildren.
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