Percy Whitman Knapp

Judge Percy Whitman Knapp

Personal

Birthday:

2/24/1909

Birthplace:

New York, NY

Date of Death:

6/14/2004

Place of Death:

New York, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New York City, 1934-1937, 1941, 1950-1972
New York County District Attorney`s Office, 1937-1941, 1942-1950; deputy assistant district attorney, 1937-1941; assistant district attorney, Indictments and Frauds Division, 1942-1944; assistant district attorney, Appellate Division, 1944-1950

Education

Name of School:

Yale University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1931

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1934

Judicial Career

Court Name:

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

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

6/30/1972

Retirement from Active Service:

11/23/1987

Termination Date:

6/14/2004

Termination Reason:

Death