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Henry Jacob Friendly

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Henry Jacob Friendly served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Sep 9, 1959.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
Sep 9, 1959
Born
1903

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitDwight D. Eisenhower · Sep 9, 1959 – Mar 11, 1986

Education

  • Harvard CollegeA.B., 1923
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1927

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Louis D. Brandeis, Supreme Court of the United States, 1927-1928; Private practice, New York City, 1928-1959; Vice president/general counsel, Pan American World Airways, New York City, 1946-1959; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1971-1973

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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