Leonard B. Sand
Encyclopedia
Leonard Burke Sand is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
. Judge Sand received a B.S. from the New York University School of Commerce in 1947 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School
in 1951. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1967. He was nominated to the court by Jimmy Carter
on April 7, 1978, to a seat vacated by Charles M. Metzner, confirmed by the United States Senate
on May 17, 1978, and received his commission on May 19, 1978. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1993.
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case...
. Judge Sand received a B.S. from the New York University School of Commerce in 1947 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in 1951. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1967. He was nominated to the court by Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
on April 7, 1978, to a seat vacated by Charles M. Metzner, confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on May 17, 1978, and received his commission on May 19, 1978. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1993.
External links
- Leonard Sand Papers at Syracuse University