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| − | '''Benjamin Nathan Cardozo''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1889]] was a Supreme Court justice. He attended the [[law school]] for a time, but | + | '''Benjamin Nathan Cardozo''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1889]] was a Supreme Court justice. He was a distinguished undergraduate, graduating [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He then attended the [[law school]] for a time, but when the school decided to extend the length of the program from two years to three, in [[1891]], he dropped out rather than complete the extra year. Ironically, a law school downtown - which has a now-standard three year [[JD]] program - is now named after him. |
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| + | From [[1928]] to [[1932]] Cardozo also served as one of the university [[trustees]], much to the ire of [[University President]] [[Nicholas Murray Butler]], who did not much like Jews. | ||
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Cardozo, Benjamin]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Cardozo, Benjamin]] | ||
[[Category:Law school dropouts|Cardozo, Benjamin]] | [[Category:Law school dropouts|Cardozo, Benjamin]] | ||
[[Category:Class of 1889|Cardozo, Benjamin]] | [[Category:Class of 1889|Cardozo, Benjamin]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:06, 16 May 2013
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo CC 1889 was a Supreme Court justice. He was a distinguished undergraduate, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He then attended the law school for a time, but when the school decided to extend the length of the program from two years to three, in 1891, he dropped out rather than complete the extra year. Ironically, a law school downtown - which has a now-standard three year JD program - is now named after him.
From 1928 to 1932 Cardozo also served as one of the university trustees, much to the ire of University President Nicholas Murray Butler, who did not much like Jews.
