Jerome Frank
Jerome New Frank (1889-1957) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. He joined the court in 1941 after an appointment from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At the time of his appointment, he was the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He served until his death on January 13, 1957.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Chicago, Ph.B., 1909
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1912[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1912-1929
- Private practice, New York City, 1930-1933
- Research associate, Yale Law School, 1932
- General counsel, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, 1933-1935
- Special counsel, Reconstruction Finance Corporation in railroad reorganization, 1935
- Private practice, New York City, 1936-1937
- Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1937-1941
- Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1939-1941[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Second Circuit
Frank was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 13, 1941, to a seat vacated by Robert Porter Patterson, Sr.; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1941, and received commission on March 27th. He served until his death on January 13, 1957.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Leonard Moore.
See also
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Porter Patterson, Sr. |
Second Circuit 1941–1957 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Leonard Moore
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
