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Medina, Harold Raymond

Born February 16, 1888, in Brooklyn, NY
Died March 14, 1990, in Westwood, NJ

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by Harry S Truman on May 15, 1947, to a seat vacated by Samuel Mandelbaum. Confirmed by the Senate on June 18, 1947, and received commission on June 20, 1947. Service terminated on June 22, 1951, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Nominated by Harry S Truman on June 11, 1951, to a seat vacated by Learned Hand. Confirmed by the Senate on June 21, 1951, and received commission on June 23, 1951. Assumed senior status on March 1, 1958. Service terminated on February 22, 1980, due to retirement.

Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 1909
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1912

Professional Career:

Private practice, New York City, 1912-1947
Founder/lecturer, Medina Bar Review Course, New York City, 1912-1942
Associate professor, Columbia Law School, 1915-1940

Bibliography

Daniel, Hawthorne. Judge Medina: A Biography. New York: W. Funk, 1952.

Manuscript Collections

Princeton University
Princeton, N.J.
Harold R. Medina papers, 1906-1987.
350 linear ft.; finding aid; collection contains correspondence, articles, addresses, scrapbooks, and 245 volumes of cases documenting Medina's education at Princeton, law practice, tenure at Columbia Law School, and service on the U.S. court of appeals.

Oral History

Medina, Harold Raymond. "The Reminiscences of Harold Raymond Medina." Interviews conducted in 1977. New York Bar Collection, Oral History Research Office, Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, 1977. Transcript, 696 pages.

Portraits

Judge Harold Medina at the Columbia Law School Commencement; artist unknown; Photograph; June 1, 1965; Harold R. Medina Papers (Box 340), Public Policy Papers, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library, N.J. Reference image courtesy of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library. Further reproduction prohibited without permission of the library.

Additional images:

Judge Medina; by Associated Press; Magazine cover; n.d.; Time Magazine, Oct. 24, 1949.

Portrait of Harold R. Medina; by Maurice L. Bower; Oil on canvas; ca. 1950; Columbia University in the City of New York, N.Y., ref. #: COO.851.

Portrait of Judge Harold Medina at his desk; artist unknown; Photograph; June 21, 1951; The Bettman Archives, Corbis Images, ref. #: UKD1582INP.

Judge, Harold R. Medina, with pipe in mouth, sitting in library and poring over volumes of testimony in Dupont case; by Martha Holmes; Photograph; Oct. 1, 1953; Time & Life Pictures, Getty Images, Seattle, Wash., ref. #50383741.

Portrait bust of Harold R. Medina, L'12; by Fannie D. Hewitt; Bronze bust; 1963; Gift of Harold R. Medina to the Law School, 1983, Columbia University in the City of New York, N.Y., ref. #: COO.1657.

Judge Harold R. Medina, LLB, 1912; by Edward C. Rowe; Bronze bust; n.d.; Columbia University in the City of New York, N.Y., ref. #: COO.1276.

Original drawing of Judge Harold Medina; by Walter Tittle; Charcoal and colored pencil on paper; n.d.; Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin, ref. #: 66.54.21A.

[Bust portrait of Harold Medina]; by Walter Tittle; Charcoal pencil on paper; n.d.; Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin, ref. #: 66.54.21B.

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