Jacob Weinberger

Jacob Weinberger (January 4, 1882 – May 20, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Education and career

Born in Austria-Hungary, to Herman and Nettie Flaster Weinberger, Weinberger's family emigrated to Denver, Colorado in the late 1880s, where he attended the public schools. Weinberger received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Colorado Law School in 1904, and was in private practice in Denver in 1904, and in Gila County, Arizona Territory from 1905 to 1911. He married Blanche Ruth Solomon on June 11, 1907,

Other service

Weinberger served on the Board of Education for the San Diego School District for 21 years. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1958, serving thereafter until his death on May 20, 1974, in San Diego.

Honors

The Jacob Weinberger Elementary School was named for him in 1963, and the Jacob Weinberger U.S. Courthouse in San Diego was renamed in his honor in 1988.