Patterson, Robert Porter Jr. Born 1923 in New York, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Nominated by Ronald Reagan on June 14, 1988, to a seat vacated by Whitman Knapp. Confirmed by the Senate on October 5, 1988, and received commission on October 6, 1988. Assumed senior status on December 31, 1998. Education: Harvard College, B.A., 1947 Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1950 Professional Career: 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