Emile Henry Lacombe

Personal

Birthday: 
1/29/1846
Birthplace: 
New York, NY
Date of Death: 
11/28/1924
Place of Death: 
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army, 1862-1863
Private practice, New York City, 1865-1875, 1916-1924
Assistant corporation counsel, New York City, 1875-1884
Corporation counsel, New York City, 1884-1887
Referee in chancery, New York City, 1919

Nominated to U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit, December 20, 1887; nomination withdrawn by president, February 27, 1888

Education

Name of School: 
Columbia College
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1863
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: 
1865

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
President Nominating: 
Grover Cleveland
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
02/28/1888
Termination Date: 
12/31/1911
Termination Reason: 
Abolition of Court
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Court Name - Second: 

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second: 
06/16/1891
Termination Date - Second: 
2/15/1916
Termination Reason - Second: 
Retirement