Walter R. Mansfield
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Walter Roe Mansfield was a federal
judge
in the United States
.
Judge Mansfield was the son of Boston Mayor Frederick W. Mansfield and Helen Elizabeth Mansfield (Roe).
Mansfield attended Harvard College
and Harvard Law School
before working as a lawyer
in private practice in New York City
for three decades, interrupted by two years as an Assistant United States Attorney
and service in the United States Marine Corps
during World War II
.
In 1966, President
Lyndon B. Johnson
nominated Mansfield to serve as a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
. Five years later, President Richard M. Nixon promoted Mansfield to an appellate judgeship on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
. Mansfield was an active judge of the Second Circuit for ten years, from 1971 to 1981. He took senior status
in 1981 but continued to hear cases until his death in 1987.
A collection of Mansfield's papers is archived at Harvard, but not yet fully available to researchers.
United States federal courts
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in the United States
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.
Judge Mansfield was the son of Boston Mayor Frederick W. Mansfield and Helen Elizabeth Mansfield (Roe).
Mansfield attended Harvard College
Harvard College
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and Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
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before working as a lawyer
Lawyer
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in private practice in New York City
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for three decades, interrupted by two years as an Assistant United States Attorney
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and service in the United States Marine Corps
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during World War II
World War II
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.
In 1966, President
President of the United States
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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nominated Mansfield to serve as a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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...
. Five years later, President Richard M. Nixon promoted Mansfield to an appellate judgeship on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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. Mansfield was an active judge of the Second Circuit for ten years, from 1971 to 1981. He took senior status
Senior status
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in 1981 but continued to hear cases until his death in 1987.
A collection of Mansfield's papers is archived at Harvard, but not yet fully available to researchers.