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Learned Hand

Billings Learned Hand (/ˈlɜːrnɪd/ LURN-id; January 27, 1872 – August 18, 1961) was an American jurist, lawyer, and judicial philosopher. He served as a federal trial judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1909 to 1924 and as a federal appellate judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1924 to 1961.

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Education
Harvard University (AB, AM, LLB)
Appointed by
Calvin Coolidge · William Howard Taft
Born
Billings Learned Hand (1872-01-27)January 27, 1872 Albany, New York, U.S.
Children
3
Died
August 18, 1961(1961-08-18) (aged 89) New York City, U.S.
Parent
Samuel Hand (father)

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Early life

Albany legal practice

Marriage and New York

Federal judge

Between the wars

World War II

Postwar years

Semi-retirement and death

Philosophy

Jurisprudence

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Learned Hand

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Learned Hand

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related to Early life · 18
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related to World War II · 16
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related to External links · 15
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related to Postwar years · 9
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Party · 3
Learned Hand → Democratic (before 1900), Progressive (1912–1916), Republican (1900–1912)
Preceded by · 3
Learned Hand → Julius Marshuetz Mayer, Office established, Seat established by 35 Stat. 685
Succeeded by · 3
Learned Hand → Harold Medina, Thomas D. Thacher, Thomas Walter Swan
Appointed by · 2
Learned Hand → Calvin Coolidge, William Howard Taft

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Learned HandAppointed byCalvin Coolidge1.00infobox
Learned HandAppointed byWilliam Howard Taft1.00infobox
Learned HandBornBillings Learned Hand (1872-01-27)January 27, 1872 Albany, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
Learned HandChildren31.00infobox
Learned HandDiedAugust 18, 1961(1961-08-18) (aged 89) New York City, U.S.1.00infobox
Learned HandEducationHarvard University (AB, AM, LLB)1.00infobox
Learned HandParentSamuel Hand (father)1.00infobox
Learned HandPartyDemocratic (before 1900)1.00infobox
Learned HandPartyRepublican (1900–1912)1.00infobox
Learned HandPartyProgressive (1912–1916)1.00infobox
Learned HandPreceded byOffice established1.00infobox
Learned HandPreceded byJulius Marshuetz Mayer1.00infobox
Learned HandPreceded bySeat established by 35 Stat. 6851.00infobox
Learned HandRelativesRichard Jordan (grandson)1.00infobox
Learned HandRelativesAugustus Noble Hand (cousin)1.00infobox
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Learned HandSucceeded byThomas Walter Swan1.00infobox
Learned HandSucceeded byHarold Medina1.00infobox
Learned HandSucceeded byThomas D. Thacher1.00infobox

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