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Jerome New Frank
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
Jerome New Frank , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Jerome New Frank (September 10, 1889 – January 13, 1957) was an American legal philosopher and author who played a leading role in the legal realism movement. He was chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Education
- University of ChicagoPh.B., 1909
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1912
Career
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1912-1929; Private practice, New York City, 1930-1933, 1936-1937; Research associate, Yale Law School, 1932; General counsel, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, 1933-1935; Special counsel, railroad reorganization, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1935; Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1937-1941; chairman, 1939-1941
Biography
Jerome New Frank (September 10, 1889 – January 13, 1957) was an American legal philosopher and author who played a leading role in the legal realism movement. He was chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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