Cardozo, Benjamin (Nathan)
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died July 9, 1938, Port Chester
U.S. jurist.
Born into a distinguished Jewish family, he was admitted to the New York bar in 1891 and became a successful courtroom lawyer. Elected to the state Supreme Court as a reform candidate (1913), he was quickly promoted to the Court of Appeals. During his tenure many thought the quality of the appellate bench exceeded that of the U.S. Supreme Court. He influenced the trend in U.S. appellate judging toward greater involvement in public policy and consequent modernization of legal principles. He was both a creative
common-law judge and a notable legal essayist. Appointed to the
Supreme Court of the United States in 1932, he usually voted with liberals Louis Brandeis and Harlan Fiske Stone. He wrote the majority opinion upholding the constitutionality of the
Social Security Act (1937). In a 1937 case on
double jeopardy, he held that the states were not required to implement all the provisions of the
Bill of Rights, a position that became known as "selective incorporation." He served on the Supreme Court until 1938. The law school at
Yeshiva University is named for him.
Benjamin Cardozo.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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CARDOZO, BENJAMIN NATHAN — (1870–1938), U.S. lawyer and justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Cardozo was born in New York City, where his ancestors had settled prior to the American Revolution. After graduating from Columbia College, he studied at Columbia… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Cardozo,Benjamin Nathan — Car·do·zo (kär dōʹzō), Benjamin Nathan. 1870 1938. American jurist and writer who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1932 1938). * * * … Universalium
Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan — ▪ United States jurist born May 24, 1870, New York City, New York, U.S. died July 9, 1938, Port Chester, New York American jurist, a creative common law (common law) judge and legal essayist who influenced a trend in American appellate judging… … Universalium
Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan — (1870 1938) Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo was born in New York City and educated at home. He attended Columbia College and then Columbia Law School. After leaving law school in 1889 without graduating, he passed the bar exams and… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan — (1870–1938) US Supreme Court justice. A distinguished New York lawyer, Cardozo served on the New York Court of Appeals and was its chief justice from 1927 till he was appointed to the US Supreme Court by President Hoover in 1932. His legal… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Cardozo, Benjamin (Nathan) — (24 may. 1870, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.–9 jul. 1938, Port Chester). Jurista estadounidense. Nacido en una distinguida familia judía, fue admitido a la asociación de abogados de Nueva York y se convirtió en un abogado de tribunales de gran éxito.… … Enciclopedia Universal
Benjamin Cardozo — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Benjamin Cardozo Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (24 de mayo de 1870, Nueva York 9 de julio de 1938, Port Chester) fue un jurisconsulto estadounidense. Nacido dentro de una familia … Wikipedia Español
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