Paul Raymond Hays

Personal

Birthday: 
4/2/1903
Birthplace: 
Des Moines, IA
Date of Death: 
2/13/1980
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, New York City, 1933-1936
Legal counsel, National Industrial Recovery and Resettlement Administration, 1934-1935
Faculty, Columbia University, 1936-1961; assistant professor of law, 1936-1943; professor of law, 1943-1961
Legal consultant, New York State Banking Department 1936-1945
Member, U.S. Board of Legal Examiners, 1941-1944

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, September 23, 1961; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
Columbia University
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1924
Name of School - Second: 
Columbia University
Degree - Second: 
M.A.
Degree Year - Second: 
1927
Name of School - Third: 

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 - Third: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Third: 
1933

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Court Name: 

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
John F. Kennedy
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
3/17/1962
Retirement from Active Service: 
9/11/1974
Termination Date: 
2/13/1980
Termination Reason: 
Death