Percy Knapp
Percy Whitman Knapp (1909-2004) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Kaufman was nominated by President Richard Nixon on June 15, 1972, to a seat vacated by Walter Mansfield; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1972, and received commission two days later. Knapp was succeeded in this position by Robert Patterson. Knapp assumed senior status on November 23, 1987, and served in that capacity until his death on June 14, 2004.[1]
Early life and education
- Yale University, B.A., 1931
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1934[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1934-1937
- Deputy assistant district attorney, New York City, 1937-1941
- Private practice, New York City, 1941
- Assistant district attorney, Indictments and Frauds Division, New York City, 1942-1944
- Assistant district attorney, Appellate Division, New York City, 1944-1950
- Private practice, New York City, 1950-1972[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of New York
Kaufman was nominated by President Richard Nixon on June 15, 1972, to a seat vacated by Walter Mansfield; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1972, and received commission two days later. Knapp was succeeded in this position by Robert Patterson. Knapp assumed senior status on November 23, 1987, and served in that capacity until his death on June 14, 2004.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Percy Knapp's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Walter Mansfield |
Southern District of New York 1972–1987 |
Succeeded by: Robert Patterson
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
