James Perry Platt

Judge James Perry Platt

Personal

Birthday:

3/31/1851

Birthplace:

Towanda, PA

Date of Death:

1/26/1913

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Meriden, Connecticut, 1875-1902
State representative, Connecticut, 1878-1879
City attorney, Meriden, Connecticut, 1879-1893
Judge, Meriden [Connecticut] City Court, 1893-1902

Education

Name of School:

Yale College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1873

Name of School - Second:

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1875

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Connecticut

Court Name:

Connecticut District Court

President Nominating:

Theodore Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

2/28/1902

Termination Date:

1/26/1913

Termination Reason:

Death