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William Bernard Herlands

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · 1956

William Bernard Herlands , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. William Bernard Herlands (July 19, 1905 – August 28, 1969) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Education

  • City College of New YorkB.S., 1925
  • Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1928

Career

Private practice, New York City, 1928-1931, 1940-1954; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1931-1934; Assistant corporate counsel, New York City, 1934-1935; Assistant to the special prosecutor, New York County, New York, 1935-1937; Commissioner of investigation, New York City, 1938-1944; Judge, New York Court of Domestic Relations, 1940; Special assistant attorney general, State of New York, 1944-1945; Special prosecutor, Richmond County, New York, 1951-1954; Member, New York State Board of Mediation, 1950-1954; Special counsel, New York State Tax Commission, 1953-1954; Commissioner of investigation, State of New York, 1954-1955

Biography

William Bernard Herlands (July 19, 1905 – August 28, 1969) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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