Robert Porter Patterson Jr.

1923–2015 · New York, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkJudgeRonald Reagan (Republican)Oct 6, 1988Death, Apr 21, 2015

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

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