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|birth_date=January 25, 1906 | |birth_date=January 25, 1906 | ||
| + | |birth_place=Pawtucket, Rhode Island, US | ||
|death_date=May 11, 1989 | |death_date=May 11, 1989 | ||
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| + | '''Howard Francis Corcoran''' was a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]]. He was the brother of [[Thomas Corcoran]], a close friend of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. | ||
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| + | Born in [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island|Pawtucket]], [[Rhode Island]], Corcoran received an [[Bachelor of Arts|Artium Baccalaureus]] degree from [[Princeton University]] in 1928 and a [[Bachelor of Laws]] from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1931. He worked in the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] from 1933 to 1934, worked for the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] from 1934 to 1935, and was a legal associate for the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] from 1935 to 1938. He was an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] for the Southern District of New York from 1938 to 1943, and was the [[United States Attorney]] for the Southern District of New York in 1943. He then was in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]], from 1943 to 1945. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the war, he entered private practice in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] from 1946 to 1954, and then in [[Washington, D.C.]] until 1965.<ref name="auto">https://www.fjc.gov/node/1379506</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Federal judge== | ||
| + | On March 1, 1965, Corcoran was nominated by President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]] vacated by Judge [[Charles F. McLaughlin]]. Corcoran was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on March 11, 1965, and received his commission the same day. He assumed [[senior status]] on November 30, 1977, serving in that capacity until his death on May 11, 1989, in Washington, D.C.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
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| Born | January 25, 1906 Pawtucket, Rhode Island, US | ||||||||||||||||
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US federal judge. Brother of Thomas Corcoran, a close friend of Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Howard Francis Corcoran was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He was the brother of Thomas Corcoran, a close friend of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Education and career
Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Corcoran received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1928 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1931. He worked in the United States Department of Agriculture from 1933 to 1934, worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority from 1934 to 1935, and was a legal associate for the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1935 to 1938. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1938 to 1943, and was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1943. He then was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the war, he entered private practice in New York City, New York from 1946 to 1954, and then in Washington, D.C. until 1965.[1]
Federal judge
On March 1, 1965, Corcoran was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Judge Charles F. McLaughlin. Corcoran was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 11, 1965, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1977, serving in that capacity until his death on May 11, 1989, in Washington, D.C.[1]
References
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