Richard Levet

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Richard Levet
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Title:   Former Judge
Position:   Seat #3
Service:
Appointed by:   Dwight Eisenhower
Active:   3/8/1956-7/1/1966
Preceded by:   John Clark Knox
Succeeded by:   Morris Lasker
Personal History
Born:   1894
Bachelors:   Colgate University (1916), (1917)
Law School:   New York University School of Law (1925)

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Richard Harrington Levet (1894-1980) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Levet was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on January 26, 1956, to a seat vacated by John Clark Knox; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 6, 1956, and received his commission on March 8th. Levet was succeeded in this position by Morris Lasker. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1966, and served until his death on May 3, 1976.[1]

Early life and education

  • Colgate University, A.B., 1916
  • Colgate University, A.M., 1917
  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 1925[1]

Professional career

  • U.S. Army Private, 1918-1919
  • Teacher, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, 1922-1926
  • Private practice, White Plains, New York, 1926-1956
  • Member, Westchester County Board of Supervisors, 1938-1956
  • Chairman, 1945-1946[1]

Judicial career

Southern District of New York

Levet was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on January 26, 1956, to a seat vacated by John Clark Knox; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 6, 1956, and received his commission on March 8th. Levet was succeeded in this position by Morris Lasker. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1966, and served until his death on May 3, 1976.[1]

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
John Clark Knox
Southern District of New York
1956–1966
Succeeded by:
Morris Lasker


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