Learned Hand Trial Summaries 1909-1924

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Learned Hand Trial Summaries 1909-1924

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Jurist. Summaries of trials in civil, criminal, and admiralty courts presided over by Hand as judge of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.

30 items; 7 containers; 2.8 linear feet

eng,

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6356924

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Hand, Learned, 1872-1961

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Attorney and Federal judge. Practiced law, Albany, N.Y., and N.Y.C., 1897-1909; U.S. District judge, Southern District N.Y., 1909-1924; Judge, U.S. Ct. of Appeals, 2d Circuit, 1924-1961; Senior Circuit Judge, 1939-1951. Member and co-founder, American Law Institute. 15 LL.D.'s including Harvard U. 1939, Cambridge (England) 1952. Author of numerous legal and non-legal articles, memorials, etc.; Holmes lecturer, Harvard Law School, 1958. From the description of Papers of Learned Hand, ...

United States. District Court (New York : Southern District)

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