Harold R. Tyler Jr. | |
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| 15thUnited States Deputy Attorney General | |
| In office April 6, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Laurence Silberman |
| Succeeded by | Peter F. Flaherty |
| Judge ofUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office August 2, 1962 – April 6, 1975 | |
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 75 Stat. 80 |
| Succeeded by | Vincent L. Broderick |
| 2ndUnited States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division | |
| In office 1960–1961 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | W. Wilson White |
| Succeeded by | Burke Marshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold R. Tyler Jr. (1922-05-14)May 14, 1922 Utica,New York |
| Died | May 25, 2005(2005-05-25) (aged 83) New York City,New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Princeton University (A.B.) Columbia Law School (LL.B.) |
Harold R. Tyler Jr. (May 14, 1922 – May 25, 2005) was aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Born inUtica, New York, Tyler received anArtium Baccalaureus degree fromPrinceton University in 1943, and served as a captain in theUnited States Army during World War II. He then received aBachelor of Laws fromColumbia Law School in 1949, entering private practice in New York City from 1949 to 1951. He was again a captain in the United States Army from 1951 to 1952. He was anAssistant United States Attorney of the Southern District of New York from 1953 to 1955, returning to private practice in New York City from 1955 to 1959. He was aUnited States Assistant Attorney General for civil rights from 1960 to 1961. He was in private practice in New York City in 1961.[1]
On May 17, 1962, Tyler was nominated by PresidentJohn F. Kennedy to a new seat on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on August 1, 1962, and received his commission on August 2, 1962. He was a board member of theFederal Judicial Center from 1968 to 1972. Tyler resigned from the federal bench on April 6, 1975.[1]
Tyler was Attorney GeneralElliot Richardson's first choice to lead theWatergate Special Prosecution Force, but he declined.[2]
Tyler served as a Deputy United States Attorney General from 1975 to 1977, thereafter returning to private practice in New York City until his death.[1] He died on May 25, 2005, outside his apartment inManhattan.[3]
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| Preceded by Seat established by 75 Stat. 80 | Judge ofUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York 1962–1975 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Deputy Attorney General 1975–1977 | Succeeded by |
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