Daniel Mortimer Friedman

Biography of Daniel Mortimer Friedman

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Friedman
• First Name: Daniel
• Middle Name: Mortimer
• Date of Birth: February , 8 , 1916
• Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: July , 6 , 2011
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Daniel Mortimer Friedman Court Service Information

• Court Name: Court of Claims, Chief Judge
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/22/1978
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Cowen , Wilson
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/22/1978
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/16/1978
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/17/1978
• Commission Date: 05/19/1978
• Date of Termination: 09/30/1982
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Reassignment

Second Appointment of Daniel Mortimer Friedman

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Origin: Reassignment
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 96 Stat. 25
• Commission Date: 10/01/1982
• Retirement from Active Service: 11/01/1989
• Date of Termination: 07/06/2011
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Daniel Mortimer Friedman in the Law School

• Name of School: Columbia University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1937

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Columbia Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1940

Daniel Mortimer Friedman Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New York City, 1940-1942
• Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., 1942, 1946-1951
• U.S. Army, 1942-1946
• Assistant chief, Appellate Section, Antitrust Divison, U.S. Department of Justice, 1951-1959
• Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1959-1978; assistant to the solicitor general, 1959-1962; second assistant to the solicitor general, 1962-1968; first deputy solicitor general, 1968-1978; acting solicitor general, 1977

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