Herbert Allan Fogel

Herbert Allan Fogel (born 1929) is a former United States federal judge.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fogel received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1949 and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1952. He was a law clerk, Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania from 1952 to 1954. He was a Law clerk, Hon. Vincent Caroll from 1954 to 1959. He was in private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1954 to 1973. He was a Deputy state attorney general of Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission from 1963 to 1970.

Fogel was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Fogel was nominated by President Richard Nixon on February 13, 1973, to a seat vacated by Ralph C. Body. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 14, 1973, and received his commission on May 15, 1973. Fogel served in that capacity until May 1, 1978, due to resignation.

Sources

• Herbert Allan Fogel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.