Dudley Bonsal
Dudley Baldwin Bonsal (1906-1995) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Bonsal received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80. He was then nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on March 16, and received his commission on March 17th. Bonsal was succeeded in this position by Pierre Leval. He assumed senior status on December 6, 1976, and served in that position until his death on July 22, 1995.[1]
Early life and education
- Dartmouth College, A.B., 1927
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1930[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1930-1942
- Chief counsel, U.S. Office of Inter-American Affairs, 1942-1945
- Private practice, New York City, 1945-1961
- Judge, U.S. Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, 1977-1987
- Judge, U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 1981-1984[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern district of New York
Bonsal received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80. He was then nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on March 16, and received his commission on March 17th. Bonsal was succeeded in this position by Pierre Leval. He assumed senior status on December 6, 1976, and served in that position until his death on July 22, 1995.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dudley Bonsal's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by: NA |
Southern District of New York 1962–1976 |
Succeeded by: Pierre Leval
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
