▁Michigan , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁and ▁immediately ▁entered ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Illinois ▁lawyer ▁and ▁judge ▁ ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁Illinois ▁and ▁being ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar , ▁Shaw ▁would ▁begin ▁a ▁private ▁legal ▁practice ▁in ▁the ▁Rock ▁River ▁valley ▁area ▁in ▁western ▁Illinois ▁based ▁in ▁Free port , ▁Steph enson ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁that ▁continued ▁for ▁three ▁dec ades . ▁A ▁lif el ong ▁Dem ocrat , ▁Shaw ▁was ▁an ▁alternate ▁at ▁the ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁Following ▁President ▁Franklin ▁Del ano ▁Ro ose vel t ' s ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁Shaw ▁won ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁He ▁served ▁for ▁nearly ▁a ▁de cade ▁( 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 2 ), ▁including ▁as ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Railway ▁Labor ▁P anel ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁On ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁nominated ▁S aw ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Illinois ▁vac ated ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Judge ▁Charles ▁Ed gar ▁Wood ward ▁in ▁ 1 9 4