Leonard Moore
Leonard Page Moore (1898-1982) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. He joined the court in 1957 after an appointment from Dwight Eisenhower. At the time of appointment, he was a U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. He assumed senior status on March 1, 1971, and served in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1982.[1]
Early life and education
- Amherst College, A.B., 1919
- Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1922[1]
Military service
- U.S. Naval Reserve, 1918-1919[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1922-1953
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1953-1957[1]
Judicial career
Second Circuit
Moore was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on September 6, 1957, to a seat vacated by Jerome Frank; he was nominated on January 13, 1958, confirmed by the Senate on February 25, 1958, and received his commission on February 27th. He assumed senior status on March 1, 1971, and served in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1982.[1]
See also
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Jerome Frank |
Second Circuit 1958–1971 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Walter Mansfield
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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 | ||
