Harold Leventhal | |
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 Official portrait, 1991 | |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
| In office April 7, 1965 – November 20, 1979 | |
| Nominated by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Wilbur Kingsbury Miller |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
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| Born | (1915-01-05)January 5, 1915 New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 20, 1979(1979-11-20) (aged 64) |
| Education | Columbia University (AB,LLB) |
Harold Leventhal (January 5, 1915 – November 20, 1979) was aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Leventhal was born inNew York City,New York. He received anArtium Baccalaureus degree fromColumbia University in 1934.[1] He received aBachelor of Laws fromColumbia Law School in 1936, where he was editor-in-chief of theColumbia Law Review. He was alaw clerk forUnited States Supreme Court justicesHarlan Fiske Stone (1937-1938) andStanley Forman Reed (1938). He was an Attorney for the Office of theSolicitor General of the United States from 1937 to 1938 and from 1938 to 1939. He was a Chief of Litigation for theBituminous Coal Division of theUnited States Department of the Interior from 1939 to 1940. He was assistant general counsel for theOffice of Price Administration from 1940 to 1943. He was aUnited States Coast Guard Reserve Lieutenant Commander from 1943 to 1946. He served on the staff of JusticeRobert H. Jackson during theNuremberg Trials from 1945 to 1946. He then returned to his position as assistant general counsel for the Office of Price Administration in 1946. He was in private practice of law inWashington, D.C. from 1946 to 1951, before returning to the Office of Price Administration as chief counsel from 1951 to 1952. He was in private practice of law in Washington, D.C. from 1952 to 1965.[2]
Leventhal was nominated by PresidentLyndon B. Johnson on March 1, 1965, to a seat on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated by JudgeWilbur Kingsbury Miller. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on April 7, 1965, and received his commission on April 7, 1965. His service terminated on November 20, 1979, due to his death. He was succeeded by JudgeRuth Bader Ginsburg.[2]
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