Dickinson Richards Debevoise
Biography of Dickinson Richards Debevoise
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Debevoise
- First Name: Dickinson
- Middle Name: Richards
- Date of Birth: April , 23 , 1924
- Place of Birth (POB): Orange , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
- Date of Death: August , 14 , 2015
- Place of Death (POD): Summit , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Dickinson Richards Debevoise Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court, District of New Jersey
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/28/1979
- New Seat
- Authorization legislation: 92 Stat. 1629
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/28/1979
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 10/30/1979
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/31/1979
- Commission Date: 11/02/1979
- Retirement from Active Service: 05/01/1994
- Date of Termination: 08/14/2015
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Dickinson Richards Debevoise in the Law School
- Name of School: Williams College
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Law Degree Year: 1948
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Columbia Law School
- Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1951
Dickinson Richards Debevoise Career Path
Employment:
- U.S. Army sergeant, 1943-1945
- U.S. Army lieutenant, 1951-1953
- Law clerk, Hon. Phillip Forman, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1952-1953
- Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1953-1979
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