Whitman Knapp

Biography of [Percy] Whitman Knapp

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Knapp
• First Name: [Percy]
• Middle Name: Whitman
• Date of Birth: February , 24 , 1909
• Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: June , 14 , 2004
• Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

[Percy] Whitman Knapp 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: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/15/1972
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Mansfield , Walter R.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/15/1972
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 06/28/1972
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/28/1972
• Commission Date: 06/30/1972
• Retirement from Active Service: 11/23/1987
• Date of Termination: 06/14/2004
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

[Percy] Whitman Knapp in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1931

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1934

[Percy] Whitman Knapp Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New York City, 1934-1937, 1941, 1950-1972
• New York County District Attorney's Office, 1937-1941, 1942-1950; deputy assistant district attorney, 1937-1941; assistant district attorney, Indictments and Frauds Division, 1942-1944; assistant district attorney, Appellate Division, 1944-1950

Resources

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