John Marshall Harlan

Judge John Marshall Harlan

Personal

Birthday:

5/20/1899

Birthplace:

Chicago, IL

Date of Death:

12/29/1971

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New York City, 1924-1925, 1927, 1931-1943, 1945-1954
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1925-1926
Special assistant to the attorney general, State of New York, 1928-1930
U.S. Army, chief of Operations Analysis Section, Air Corps, 1943-1945
Chief counsel, New York State Crime Commission, 1951-1953

Nominated to Supreme Court of the United States, November 9, 1954; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Princeton University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1920

Name of School - Second:

University of Oxford, Balliol College, Rhodes Scholar

Name of School - Third:

New York Law School

Mission: Embrace Innovation - Foster Integrity and Professionalism - Advance Justice for a Diverse Society New York Law School provides comprehensive legal knowledge, employs multiple teaching techniques, and uses law to solve problems. Through innovation in scholarship, service, and professional training, we provide diverse routes to achievement. Creating value for others is our quest.

Degree - Third:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Third:

1924

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Court Name:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

2/10/1954

Termination Date:

3/27/1955

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name - Second:

Supreme Court of the United States

Commission Date - Second:

3/17/1955

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

9/23/1971

Termination Date - Second:

12/29/1971

Termination Reason - Second:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Second Circuit, April 4, 1955-September 23, 1971
Ninth Circuit, June 25, 1963-June 26, 1963