Dickinson Richards Debevoise

Judge Dickinson Richards Debevoise

Personal

Birthday:

4/23/1924

Birthplace:

Orange, NJ

Date of Death:

8/14/2015

Place of Death:

Summit, NJ

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army sergeant, 1943-1945
U.S. Army lieutenant, 1951-1953
Law clerk, Hon. Phillip Forman, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1952-1953
Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1953-1979

Education

Name of School:

Williams College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1948

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:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1951

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Court Name:

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

11/2/1979

Retirement from Active Service:

5/1/1994

Termination Date:

8/14/2015

Termination Reason:

Death