Judge Michael Lambert Igoe served as a Representative from Illinois and as a U.S. attorney before being appointed U.S. district judge for northern Illinois on March 4, 1939. Shown in his Chicago courtroom on October 13, 1939, he administers the oath of allegiance to these new citizens.
Federal Judge Michael Igoe Administering Oath of Allegiance
- 10/13/1936
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National Archives Identifier: 593781
Full Citation: 306-PS-49-13909; Photograph of Federal Judge Michael Igoe Administering Oath of Allegiance; 10/13/1936; Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, ca. 1953–ca. 1994; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/federal-judge-michael-igoe-administering-oath-of-allegiance/, April 7, 2026]
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