


OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
BORN:
May 24, 1870;
New York, New York
DIED:
July 9, 1938 (age 68);
Port Chester, New York
EDUCATION:
Columbia College (AB, 1889)
Columbia Law School (AM, 1890)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat
HIGHLIGHTS:
1891-1914:
Practiced Law in New York City
1914-1917:
Associate Justice, New York Supreme Court
1917-1932:
Judge, New York State Court of Appeals
1926-1932:
Chief Judge, New York State Court of Appeals
1932-1938:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Supreme Court Historical Society
Oyez
Wikipedia
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