Richard Hartshorne

Judge Richard Hartshorne

Personal

Birthday:

2/29/1888

Birthplace:

Newark, NJ

Date of Death:

9/14/1975

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New Jersey, 1912-1931
U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant junior grade, World War I
Special assistant to U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1925
Judge, Essex County [New Jersey] Court, 1931-1951
President, New Jersey Interstate Commission on Crime, 1935-1943

Education

Name of School:

Princeton University

Degree:

Litt.B.

Degree Year:

1909

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:

1912

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Court Name:

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating:

Harry S Truman

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/20/1951

Retirement from Active Service:

10/29/1961

Termination Date:

9/14/1975

Termination Reason:

Death