Levi, << LEE vee, >> Edward Hirsch (1911-2000), served as attorney general of the United States from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald R. Ford. One of Levi’s chief goals in office was to restore public confidence in the Department of Justice. Trust in the department had declined because of the Watergate scandal (see Watergate ). Another of Levi’s main concerns as attorney general was enforcement of antitrust laws, which prohibit monopolies and conspiracies to curb competition. He was known as an expert on these laws.
During much of his career, Levi served on the staff of the University of Chicago. He was a professor of law, dean of the law school, and provost of the university. From 1968 to 1975, he was president of the university. He returned to the faculty as a professor of law from 1977 to 1985.
Levi was born on June 26, 1911, in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1932 and earned a law degree there in 1935. In 1938, Levi received a doctor’s degree in law from Yale University. From 1940 to 1945, he served as a special assistant to the United States attorney general. Levi died on March 7, 2000.
