Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Trials, Judges, Lawyers, Supreme Court, U.S., Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
Article abstract: Cardozo’s twenty-five-year career on the New York Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court made him one of the most admired and respected judges in American history. As a scholar, he illuminated the nature of the judicial process; as a judge, he helped transform American law to meet the needs of a changing, modern society.
Early Life
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was born in New York City on May 24, 1870, to one of the most prominent Sephardic Jewish families in the United States. Ancestors on both sides could be traced back to...
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