Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

Biography of Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Cardozo
• First Name: Benjamin
• Middle Name: Nathan
• Date of Birth: May , 24 , 1870
• Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: July , 9 , 1938
• Place of Death (POD): Port Chester, Long Island , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Benjamin Nathan Cardozo Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Herbert Hoover ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/15/1932
• Seat vacated by: Holmes , Oliver Wendell
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/15/1932
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/23/1932
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/24/1932
• Commission Date: 03/02/1932
• Date of Termination: 07/09/1938
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Benjamin Nathan Cardozo in the Law School

• Name of School: Columbia College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1889

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Columbia Law School
• Degree: Master of Arts (A.M.)
• Law Degree Year: 1890

Benjamin Nathan Cardozo Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New York City, 1891-1914
• Associate justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1914-1917
• Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1917-1932; chief judge, 1926-1932
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Fifth Circuit, March 28, 1932-November 7, 1937
• Seventh Circuit, November 8, 1937-July 9, 1938

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