Richard Hartshorne
Richard Hartshorne (1888-1975) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Hartshorne was nominated by President Harry Truman on October 17, 1951, to a seat vacated by Guy Laverne Fake; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 19, 1951, and received his commission on October 20th.[1] He assumed senior status on October 29, 1961, and served in that capacity until his death on September 14, 1975. Hartshorne was succeeded in this position by Mitchell Cohen.
Early life and education
- Princeton University, Litt.B., 1909
- Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1912
Professional career
- Private practice, New Jersey, 1912-1931
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, J.G., World War I
- Special assistant to U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1925
- Judge, County Court, Newark, New Jersey, 1931-1951
- President, New Jersey Interstate Commission on Crime, 1935-1943
Judicial career
District of New Jersey
Hartshorne was nominated by President Harry Truman on October 17, 1951, to a seat vacated by Guy Laverne Fake;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on October 19, 1951, and received his commission on October 20th. He assumed senior status on October 29, 1961, and served in that capacity until his death on September 14, 1975. Hartshorne was succeeded in this position by Mitchell Cohen.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Guy Laverne Fake |
District of New Jersey 1951–1961 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Mitchell Cohen
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
