Harold Leventhal (judge)
Harold Leventhal | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
In office April 7, 1965 – November 20, 1979 | |
Nominated by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Wilbur Kingsbury Miller |
Succeeded by | Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | January 5, 1915
Died | November 20, 1979 | (aged 64)
Education | Columbia University (AB, LLB) |
Harold Leventhal (January 5, 1915 – November 20, 1979) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Education and career
Leventhal was born in
Nuremberg Trials from 1945 to 1946. He then returned to his position as assistant general counsel for the Office of Price Administration in 1946. He was in private practice of law in Washington, D.C. from 1946 to 1951, before returning to the Office of Price Administration as chief counsel from 1951 to 1952. He was in private practice of law in Washington, D.C. from 1952 to 1965.[2]
Federal judicial service
Leventhal was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on March 1, 1965, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated by Judge Wilbur Kingsbury Miller. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 7, 1965, and received his commission on April 7, 1965. His service terminated on November 20, 1979, due to his death. He was succeeded by Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg.[2]
Law clerks
- David M. Becker, SEC General Counsel[3]
- Samuel Estreicher, NYU Law Professor
- Judith A. Miller, Department of Defense General Counsel
See also
- List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 6)
- List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 9)
- List of Jewish American jurists
References
- ^ Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (1954). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
- ^ a b Harold Leventhal at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Lawyers | David M. Becker". Cgsh.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
Sources
- Harold Leventhal at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.