Bryan, Frederick van Pelt Born April 27, 1904, in Brooklyn, NY Died April 17, 1978, in New York, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 18, 1956, to a seat vacated by William Bondy. Confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1956, and received commission on June 19, 1956. Assumed senior status on April 1, 1972. Service terminated on April 17, 1978, due to death. Education: Columbia University, A.B., 1925 Columbia University Law School, LL.B., 1928 Professional Career: Private practice, New York City, 1928-1933, 1946-1956 Assistant corporation counsel, New York City, 1933-1942; first assistant, 1938-1942 U.S. Army, 1942-1946 Member, Temporary State Commission to Study the Organizational Structure of the Government of the City of New York, 1953-1954 Counsel, Temporary Commission on the Courts of the State of New York, 1954-1956 Portraits