Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

Judge Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

Personal

Birthday:

5/24/1870

Birthplace:

New York, NY

Date of Death:

7/9/1938

Place of Death:

Port Chester, Long Island, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

Columbia College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1889

Name of School - Second:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Second:

A.M.

Degree Year - Second:

1890

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

Herbert Hoover

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/2/1932

Termination Date:

7/9/1938

Termination Reason:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Fifth Circuit, March 28, 1932-November 7, 1937
Seventh Circuit, November 8, 1937-July 9, 1938