Harold Kennedy

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Harold Kennedy
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Title:   Former Judge
Position:   Seat #3
Service:
Appointed by:   Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Active:   9/20/1944-9/30/1952
Preceded by:   Marcus Beach Campbell
Succeeded by:   Walter Bruchhausen
Personal History
Born:   August 6, 1895
Home State:   Brooklyn, NY
Deceased:   July 1, 1971
Bachelors:   College of the City of New York, A.B., 1917
Law School:   Brooklyn Law School, LL.B., 1924, J.D., 1925
Military service:   U.S. Navy, 1917-1920

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Harold Maurice Kennedy (1895-1971) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He joined the court in 1944 after an appointment from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At the time of appointment, he was the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. He resigned on September 30, 1952.[1]

Early life and education

  • College of the City of New York, A.B., 1917
  • Brooklyn Law School, LL.B., 1924
  • Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1925[1]

Military career

  • U.S. Navy Lieutenant (j.g.), 1917-1920[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Brooklyn, New York, 1925-1944
  • Assistant state attorney general, New York, 1938-1939
  • U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1939-1944
  • Private practice, Brooklyn, New York, 1952-1961[1]

Judicial career

Eastern District of New York

Kennedy was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on September 1, 1944, to a seat vacated by Marcus Beach Campbell; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 20, 1944, and received commission on September 22nd. He resigned on September 30, 1952.[1] Kennedy was succeeded in this position by Walter Bruchhausen.

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Marcus Beach Campbell
Eastern District of New York
1944–1952
Seat #3
Succeeded by:
Walter Bruchhausen


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