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Paul Peter Rao

Chief Judge — U.S. Customs Court

Born 1899 in Prizzi, Italy

Died 1988 in New York, NY

FJC ID: 3211

Paul Peter Rao (June 15, 1899 – November 30, 1988) was a judge of the United States Court of International Trade.

U.S. Department of Justice
Assistant attorney general in charge of customs · 1941–1948
Private practice
1927–1941
Candidate for Supreme Court of the State of New York
1941
New York County, New York
Assistant district attorney · 1925–1927
U.S. Navy
1917–1919

U.S. Court of International Trade
1980–1988 (None (reassignment))
Term ended: Death
U.S. Customs CourtChief Judge
1949–1980 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
Term ended: Reassignment
United States Customs Court
1949–1980
Term ended: other_pos