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Harold R. Tyler Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Harold R. Tyler Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by John F. Kennedy and confirmed Aug 1, 1962.
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy
- Confirmed
- Aug 1, 1962
- Born
- 1922
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkJohn F. Kennedy · Aug 1, 1962 – Apr 6, 1975
Education
- Princeton UniversityA.B., 1943
- Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1949
Career
U.S. Army captain, -1946, 1951-1952; Private practice, New York City, 1949-1951, 1955-1959, 1961, 1977-; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1953-1955; Assistant attorney general for civil rights, U.S. Department of Justice, 1960-1961; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1968-1972; Deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1975-1977
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