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Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the New York Court of Appeals from 1914 to 1932 and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1932 until his death in 1938. Cardozo is remembered for his significant influence on the development of American common law in the 20th century, as well as for his philosophy and vivid prose style.
Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1932-03-02–1938-07-09
Education
- Columbia CollegeA.B., 1889
- Columbia Law SchoolA.M., 1890
Career
Private practice, New York City, 1891-1914; Associate justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1914-1917; Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1917-1932; chief judge, 1926-1932
Biography
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the New York Court of Appeals from 1914 to 1932 and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1932 until his death in 1938. Cardozo is remembered for his significant influence on the development of American common law in the 20th century, as well as for his philosophy and vivid prose style.
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