Robert P. Patterson Jr.
Robert Porter Patterson Jr. | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office December 31, 1998 – April 21, 2015 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office October 6, 1988 – December 31, 1998 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Whitman Knapp |
Succeeded by | George B. Daniels |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Porter Patterson Jr. July 11, 1923 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | April 21, 2015 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 91)
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Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (LLB) |
Robert Porter Patterson Jr. (July 11, 1923 – April 21, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Early life and career
Born in New York City, New York on July 11, 1923,[1] the son of United States Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, Patterson Jr. was in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1956, during which time he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 1947 and a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1950. He was in private practice in New York City from 1950 to 1952, then served as assistant counsel to the New York State Crime Commission from 1952 to 1953, and as an Assistant United States Attorney for Southern District of New York from 1953 to 1956. He was also an assistant counsel to the United States Senate Banking and Currency Committee in 1954. He was in private practice in New York City again from 1956 (joining the firm founded by his father, Patterson, Belknap & Webb - later Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler)[2] to 1988, working as a special hearing officer for conscientious objectors in the United States Department of Justice from 1961 to 1968, and as minority counsel to a Select Committee Pursuant to United States House of Representatives Resolution Number 1 in 1967.[3]
Federal judicial service
In March 1988, New York Democratic Senator
On June 14, 1988, President
References
- ^ The New York Times Biographical Service. Vol. 6. New York City: The New York Times Company. 1975. p. 491.
- ^ Roberts, Sam (April 24, 2016). "Robert Patterson Jr., Lawyer and Judge Who Fought for the Accused, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Patterson, Robert Porter, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ a b c Zander, Dick (August 29, 1988). "The Pledge of (Party) Allegiance". Newsday. p. 23.
- ^ Mark Hamblett. "Southern District Judge Robert Patterson Dies at Age 91". New York Law Journal. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
Sources
- Robert Porter Patterson Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.