Born in Miles City, Montana, von der Heydt received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Albion College in 1942.
He received a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1951.
[1] Von der Heydt was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 9, 1966, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska vacated by Judge Walter Hartman Hodge.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 20, 1966, and received his commission on November 3, 1966.
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