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Robert Porter Patterson Sr.
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Robert Porter Patterson Sr. served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Mar 20, 1939.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Mar 20, 1939
- Born
- 1891
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkHerbert Hoover · May 13, 1930 – Mar 23, 1939
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Mar 20, 1939 – Jul 30, 1940
Education
- Union CollegeA.B., 1912
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1915
Career
Private practice, New York City, 1915-1916, 1919-1930, 1947-1952; New York Army National Guard, 1916-1917; U.S. Army, 1917-1919; Assistant secretary of war, 1940; Undersecretary of war, 1940-1945; Secretary of War, 1945-1947
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