Robert Porter Patterson Sr.

Judge Robert Porter Patterson Sr.

Personal

Birthday:

2/12/1891

Birthplace:

Glens Falls, NY

Date of Death:

1/22/1952

Place of Death:

Elizabeth, NJ

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New York City, 1915-1916, 1919-1930, 1947-1952
New York Army National Guard, 1916-1917
U.S. Army, 1917-1919
Assistant secretary of war, 1940
Undersecretary of war, 1940-1945
Secretary of War, 1945-1947

Education

Name of School:

Union College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1912

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1915

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Herbert Hoover

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/13/1930

Termination Date:

3/22/1939

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

3/21/1939

Termination Date - Second:

7/30/1940

Termination Reason - Second:

Resignation