Henry J. Friendly

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Henry J. Friendly was a highly influential American federal appellate judge renowned for his intellectual rigor and major contributions to U.S. jurisprudence.

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instanceOf American judge
federal appellate judge
human
legal scholar
academicDegree A.B. from Harvard College
LL.B. from Harvard Law School
appointedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
awardReceived Learned Hand Medal for Excellence in Federal Jurisprudence
burialPlace Temple Israel Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States
clerkshipFor Louis D. Brandeis
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
court United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
dateOfBirth 1903-07-03
dateOfDeath 1986-03-11
educatedAt Harvard College
linked to: Harvard University

Harvard Law School
employer Cleary, Gottlieb, Friendly & Cox
familyName Friendly
fieldOfWork administrative law
federal courts
procedure
statutory interpretation
fullName Henry Jacob Friendly
linked to: Henry J. Friendly
givenName Henry
graduatedWithHonors summa cum laude from Harvard College
summa cum laude from Harvard Law School
influenced United States Supreme Court jurisprudence
United States federal courts of appeals jurisprudence
lawReviewPosition president of the Harvard Law Review
memberOf American Law Institute
middleName Jacob
notableFor intellectual rigor in judicial opinions
major contributions to U.S. federal appellate jurisprudence
notableWork “In Praise of Erie—and of the New Federal Common Law”
“Is Innocence Irrelevant? Collateral Attack on Criminal Judgments”
“The Federal Administrative Agencies: The Need for Better Definition of Standards”
occupation judge
lawyer
placeOfBirth Elmira, New York, United States
linked to: Elmira, New York
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
positionHeld Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
reputation considered one of the greatest American federal appellate judges of the 20th century
termEnd 1973 (as Chief Judge of the Second Circuit)
termStart 1959 (as judge on the Second Circuit)
1971 (as Chief Judge of the Second Circuit)
tookSeniorStatus 1974

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ABA Medal hasRecipient Henry J. Friendly
Merrick Garland clerkship Judge Henry J. Friendly
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Henry J. Friendly fullName Henry Jacob Friendly
linked to: Henry J. Friendly