Robert Porter Patterson Jr.

Judge Robert Porter Patterson Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

7/11/1923

Birthplace:

New York, NY

Date of Death:

4/21/2015

Place of Death:

New York, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1942-1956
Private practice, New York City, 1950-1952, 1956-1988
Assistant counsel, New York State Crime Commission, 1952-1953
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1953-1954, 1954-1956
Assistant counsel, U.S. Senate Banking and Currency Committee, 1954
Special hearing officer for conscientious objectors, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1968
Minority counsel, Select Committee Pursuant to U.S. House of Representatives Resolution Number 1, 1967

Education

Name of School:

Harvard College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1947

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:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1950

Judicial Career

Court Name:

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

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/6/1988

Retirement from Active Service:

12/31/1998

Termination Date:

4/21/2015

Termination Reason:

Death