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Martin Thomas Manton
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916–1918
Martin Thomas Manton , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Martin Thomas Manton (August 2, 1880 – November 17, 1946) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. At his 1939 trial, Manton was acquitted of bribery, but convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice. He served 19 months in federal prison.
Education
- Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1901
Career
Private practice, New York City, 1901-1916; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1926-1938
Biography
Martin Thomas Manton (August 2, 1880 – November 17, 1946) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. At his 1939 trial, Manton was acquitted of bribery, but convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice. He served 19 months in federal prison.
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