Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
Personal
Birthday:
5/24/1870
Birthplace:
New York, NY
Date of Death:
7/9/1938
Place of Death:
Port Chester, Long Island, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, New York City, 1891-1914
Associate justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1914-1917
Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1917-1932; chief judge, 1926-1932
Education
Name of School:
Columbia College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1889
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:
A.M.
Degree Year - Second:
1890 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
President Nominating:
Herbert Hoover
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
3/2/1932
Termination Date:
7/9/1938
Termination Reason:
Death Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Fifth Circuit, March 28, 1932-November 7, 1937
Seventh Circuit, November 8, 1937-July 9, 1938