Tyler, Harold R., Jr.

Born May 14, 1922, in Utica, NY
Died May 25, 2005, in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by John F. Kennedy on May 17, 1962, to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. Confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 1962, and received commission on August 2, 1962. Service terminated on April 6, 1975, due to resignation.

Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 1943
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1949

Professional Career:

U.S. Army captain, -1946, 1951-1952
Private practice, New York City, 1949-1951, 1955-1959, 1961, 1977-
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1953-1955
Assistant attorney general for civil rights, U.S. Department of Justice, 1960-1961
Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1968-1972
Deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1975-1977

Manuscript Collections

University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
Laramie, Wyo.
Harold R. Tyler, Jr. papers, 1959-1977.
ca. 50 cubic ft.; finding aid; collection contains biographical information, case files, memoranda, notes, reports, speeches, correspondence, general legal files, and newspaper clippings.

Oral History

Tyler, Harold R., Jr. "Interview with Judge Harold Tyler-Deputy Attorney General." Interview conducted by Alice O'Donnell. Federal Judicial History Office, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, D.C., 1975. Transcript, 14 pages.

Portraits

Harold R. Tyler Jr.; by Mark McCarty; Photograph; 1996; Published in Wolfgang Saxon, ''Harold R. Tyler, 83, Lawyer and Former Federal Judge.'' New York Times, May 27, 2005, C15.

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