Herbert Peter Sorg (December 19, 1911 – March 11, 1979) was a Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and later a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

[1][2] On May 20, 1955, Sorg was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania created by 68 Stat.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 29, 1955, and received his commission on August 1, 1955.

He served as Chief Judge from 1975 to 1976, and assumed senior status on December 20, 1976.

He was a Judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from 1977 to 1979.