Edward Augustus Conger
Edward Augustus Conger | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office October 20, 1954 – August 7, 1963 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office June 24, 1938 – October 20, 1954 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Seat established by 52 Stat. 584 |
Succeeded by | William Bernard Herlands |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Augustus Conger January 7, 1882 Poughkeepsie, New York |
Died | August 7, 1963 Poughkeepsie, New York | (aged 81)
Education | New York University School of Law read law |
Edward Augustus Conger (January 7, 1882 – August 7, 1963) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Education and career
[edit]Born on January 7, 1882, in Poughkeepsie, New York, Conger attend New York University School of Law and read law in 1904. He was an assistant district attorney of Dutchess County, New York from 1908 to 1913. He was the District Attorney of Dutchess County from 1913 to 1915. He was a Judge of the Poughkeepsie City Court from 1915 to 1919. He was in private practice in Poughkeepsie from 1919 to 1938.[1]
Federal judicial service
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Conger was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 10, 1938, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to a new seat authorized by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 16, 1938, and received his commission on June 24, 1938. He assumed senior status on October 20, 1954. His service terminated on August 7, 1963, due to his death in Poughkeepsie.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Edward A. Conger at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
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- Edward A. Conger at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 20th-century American judges
- New York University School of Law alumni
- New York (state) lawyers
- 1882 births
- 1963 deaths
- United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law