Learned Hand
Personal
Birthday:
1/27/1872
Birthplace:
Albany, NY
Date of Death:
8/18/1961
Place of Death:
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Albany, New York, 1897-1902
Private practice, New York City, 1902-1909
Given name at birth: Billings Learned Hand
Education
Name of School:
Harvard College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1893
Name of School - Second:
Harvard College
Degree - Second:
A.M.
Degree Year - Second:
1893
Name of School - Third:
Harvard Law School
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Degree - Third:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Third:
1896 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Court Name:
New York Southern District Court
President Nominating:
William H. Taft
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
4/26/1909
Termination Date:
12/29/1924
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:
12/20/1924
Retirement from Active Service - Second:
6/1/1951
Termination Date - Second:
8/18/1961
Termination Reason - Second:
Death