Clarence G. Galston
Clarence G. Galston | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
In office January 1, 1957 – January 22, 1964 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
In office April 29, 1929 – January 1, 1957 | |
Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
Preceded by | Seat established by 45 Stat. 1409 |
Succeeded by | Joseph Carmine Zavatt |
Personal details | |
Born | Clarence G. Galston April 18, 1876 New York City, New York |
Died | January 22, 1964 Woodmere, New York | (aged 87)
Resting place | Mount Neboh Cemetery Glendale, Queens, New York |
Education | City College of New York (B.S.) New York University School of Law (LL.B.) New York University (A.M.) |
Clarence G. Galston (April 18, 1876 – January 22, 1964) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
Galston was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on April 18, 1929, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, to a new seat authorized by 45 Stat. 1409. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 29, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1957. His service terminated on January 22, 1964, due to his death in Woodmere.[1][2] He was interred in Mount Neboh Cemetery in Glendale, Queens, New York.[2]
Memoirs
Galston wrote a memoir of his judicial service, Behind the Judicial Curtain, published in 1959.[3]
References
- ^ a b Clarence G. Galston at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b Clarence G. Galston at Find a Grave
- ^ "Clarence G. Galston, 87 Dies; Federal Judge from 1929–56; A Specialist in Patent Law, He Assisted in Revision of U.S. Judicial Code". The New York Times. 24 January 1964.
Sources
- Clarence G. Galston at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Clarence G. Galston at Find a Grave