Frankfurter, Felix - Born November 15, 1882, in Vienna, Austria
Died February 22, 1965, in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial Service: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 5, 1939, to a seat vacated by Benjamin N. Cardozo. Confirmed by the Senate on January 17, 1939, and received commission on January 20, 1939. Assumed senior status on August 28, 1962. Service terminated on February 22, 1965, due to death.
Allotment as Circuit Justice: Seventh Circuit, February 6, 1939-April 23, 1939, June 24, 1957-October 13, 1958 First Circuit, April 24, 1939-August 28, 1962 Second Circuit, November 22, 1954-April 3, 1955, June 24, 1957-October 13, 1958 Sixth Circuit, June 19, 1958-September 1, 1958
Education: College of the City of New York, B.A., 1902 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1906
Professional Career: Private practice, New York City, 1906 Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1906-1909 Aide, Henry Stimson campaign for governor of New York, 1910 Law officer, Bureau of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of War, 1911-1914 Byrne professor of administrative law, Harvard University, 1914-1917, 1920-1939 U.S. Army major, JAG Corps, 1917-1920
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