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Leonard Burke Sand

Leonard Burke Sand

New York Southern District Court

Born 1928 in New York, NY

Died 2016 in Sleepy Hollow, NY

FJC ID: 2095

Leonard Burke Sand (May 24, 1928 – December 3, 2016) was an American judge who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, New York City
    1954–1956, 1960–1978
  2. U.S. Department of Justice
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Assistant to the solicitor general · 1956–1959
  3. Southern District of New York
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1953–1954
  4. U.S. Naval Reserve ensign
    1951–1953
  5. U.S. Department of Justice
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Law clerk · 1952–1953

Appointments

  1. New York Southern District Court
    1978–2016 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    LL.B. · 1951
  2. New York University School of Commerce
    B.S. · 1947