Henry Friendly
| Henry Friendly | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Station: | New York, NY |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Active: | 9/10/1959 - 4/15/1974 |
| Chief: | 1971-1973 |
| Senior: | 4/15/1974 - 3/11/1986 |
| Preceded by: | Harold Medina |
| Succeeded by: | Ellsworth Van Graafeiland |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | July 3, 1903 |
| Home State: | Elmira, NY |
| Deceased: | March 11, 1986 |
| Undergraduate: | Harvard '23 |
| Law School: | Harvard Law '27 |
Contents |
Early life and education
- Harvard College, A.B., 1923
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1927[1]
Professional career
- Law clerk, Justice Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court of the United States, 1927-1928
- Private practice, New York City, 1928-1959
- Vice president and general counsel, Pan American World Airways, New York City, 1946-1959[1]
Judicial career
Second Circuit
Friendly was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on March 10, 1959, to a seat vacated by Harold Medina; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 9, 1959, and received his commission on September 10th. He served as chief judge from 1971-1973. He assumed senior status on April 15, 1974, and served in that capacity until his death on March 11, 1986. He was succeeded to the post by Ellsworth Van Graafeiland.[1]
See also
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center.
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Harold Medina |
Second Circuit 1959–1986 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Ellsworth Van Graafeiland |
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
