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Harlan Watson Rippey

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Harlan Watson Rippey served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jun 14, 1934.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jun 14, 1934
Born
1874

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New YorkFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 14, 1934 – Dec 31, 1936

Education

  • University of RochesterA.B., 1898
  • University of RochesterA.M., 1899

Career

Private practice, Rochester, New York, 1901-1913; Tax appraiser, State of New York, 1913-1915; Inheritance tax attorney, Tax Commission of New York, 1922-1927; Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1927-1928; Liquidation attorney, New York State Superintendent of Banks and U.S. Comptroller, 1930-1934; Associate judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1937-1946

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

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