Robert Porter Patterson Sr.

1891–1952 · Glens Falls, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkJudgeHerbert Hoover (Republican)May 13, 1930Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Mar 23, 1939
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitJudgeFranklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Mar 21, 1939Resignation, Jul 30, 1940

Education

  • Union College, A.B., 1912
  • Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1915

Professional Career

Private practice, New York City, 1915-1916, 1919-1930, 1947-1952; New York Army National Guard, 1916-1917; U.S. Army, 1917-1919; Assistant secretary of war, 1940; Undersecretary of war, 1940-1945; Secretary of War, 1945-1947

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Showing 100 of 145 opinions from 1939 to 1940

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