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Orrin Grimmell Judd

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · 1968

Orrin Grimmell Judd , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Orrin Grimmell Judd (September 6, 1906 – July 7, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judd was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 25, 1968, to a seat vacated by Walter Bruchhausen. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 1968, and received commission on July 17, 1968.

Education

  • Colgate UniversityA.B., 1926
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1930

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Learned Hand, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1930-1931; Private practice, New York City, 1931-1943, 1946-1964, 1965-1968; Solicitor general, State of New York, 1943-1946; Special counsel for matters relating to the United Nations, Gov. Thomas Dewey, New York, 1946; Special hearing officer for conscientious objectors, U.S. Department of Justice, 1953-1958; Judge, Kings County [New York] Surrogate's Court, 1964

Biography

Orrin Grimmell Judd (September 6, 1906 – July 7, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judd was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 25, 1968, to a seat vacated by Walter Bruchhausen. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 1968, and received commission on July 17, 1968.

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