Harold Baer

Biography of Harold Baer Jr.

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Baer
• First Name: Harold
• Generational Suffix: Jr.
• Date of Birth: February , 16 , 1933
• Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: May , 27 , 2014
• Place of Death (POD): Stony Brook , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Harold Baer Jr. Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: William J. Clinton ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/26/1994
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Sweet , Robert W.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/26/1994
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 08/04/1994
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/09/1994
• Commission Date: 08/10/1994
• Retirement from Active Service: 09/08/2004
• Date of Termination: 05/27/2014
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Harold Baer Jr. in the Law School

• Name of School: Hobart College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1954

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1957

Harold Baer Jr. Career Path

Employment:

• Assistant to the general counsel, Greater New York Mutual Insurance Co., 1958-1959
• Assistant counsel, New York State Commission on the Governmental Operations of the City of New York, 1959-1960
• Assistant counsel, New York State Commission of Investigation (Special Unit), 1960-1961
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1961-1967
• Executive director, Civilian Complaint Review Board, New York City Police Department, 1967-1968
• Private practice, New York City, 1968-1970, 1972-1982
• First assistant U.S. attorney/chief of Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 1970-1972
• Adjunct professor, New York Law School, 1974-1983
• Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1982-1992
• Executive judicial officer, Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc., 1992-1994

Resources

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