biography
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Cardozo, Benjamin (Nathan)
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pronunciation:
[kah(r)dohzoh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1870–1938)
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| biography:
| Judge, born in New York City, New York, USA. He studied at Columbia Law School, left without taking a degree, and began to practise in 1891. He became highly regarded among the legal community when he was elected to the New York Supreme Court (1913), and only six weeks later he was named to the New York Court of Appeals, becoming its chief judge (1926). His genius at combining a mastery of the law with a philosophical bent was apparent not only in his legal opinions but also in a series of books, such as The Nature of the Judicial Process (1921) and Law and Literature (1931). By the time President Hoover appointed him to the US Supreme Court (1932–38) he was one of the most admired legal minds in the nation. Broad in his approach to the law, generous in his interpretation of the Constitution, and sensitive to social contexts, he was often in dissent as the Court resisted the sweeping agenda of President Franklin Roosevelt's administration. Unassuming in his manner, he would go down in history as one of the truly great individuals to have served on the Supreme Court. |
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