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Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan

Born May 24, 1870, in New York, NY
Died July 9, 1938, in Port Chester, Long Island, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Nominated by Herbert Hoover on February 15, 1932, to a seat vacated by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Confirmed by the Senate on February 24, 1932, and received commission on March 2, 1932. Service terminated on July 9, 1938, due to death.

Supreme Court Oath:
March 14, 1932

Allotment as Circuit Justice:

Fifth Circuit, March 28, 1932-November 7, 1937
Seventh Circuit, November 8, 1937-July 9, 1938

Education:
Columbia College, A.B., 1889
Columbia Law School, A.M., 1890

Professional Career:

Private practice, New York City, 1891-1914
Associate justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1914-1917
Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1917-1932; chief judge, 1926-1932

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Manuscript Collections

American Jewish Archives
Cincinnati, Ohio
Benjamin N. Cardozo correspondence, 1920-1939.
65 items; correspondence concerning political, philosophical, and judicial matters.

Columbia University
New York, N.Y.
Benjamin N. Cardozo papers, 1885-1939.
6 linear ft. (ca. 5,050 items); finding aid; collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, notes, clippings, and photographs of or relating to Cardozo, including his lecture notes as a student at Columbia, 1885-1889, and his commonplace books.

Yeshiva University
Cardozo Law School
New York, N.Y.
Benjamin N. Cardozo papers, 1916-1938.
1.5 linear ft. (7 bound vols.); finding aid; collection contains personal and professional correspondence (1918-1937), a photocopy of a Constitutional History of England, photocopies of petitions for writs of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court (Oct. term, 1932), and miscellaneous photocopies of manuscripts; a copy of this collection is available at Harvard University Law School.

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