Leventhal, Harold, 1915-1979

Lawyer and judge, of Washington, D.C.

From the description of Papers, 1932-1980 (bulk 1964-1979). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34576609

Lawyer and jurist.

From the description of Harold Leventhal papers, 1932-1980 (bulk 1964-1979). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069205

Biographical Note

• 1915, Jan. 5: Born, New York, N.Y.
• 1934: A.B., Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• 1936: LL.B, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Admitted to New York state bar
• 1936 - 1937 : Law clerk, Justice Harlan Fiske Stone, United States Supreme Court
• 1938: Law clerk, Justice Stanley Forman Reed, United States Supreme Court
• 1938 - 1939 : Staff member, Office of Solicitor General
• 1939 - 1940 : Chief of litigation, bituminous coal division, Department of the Interior
• 1940 - 1943 : Assistant general counsel, Office of Price Administration
• 1945 - 1946 : Staff member, Justice Robert H. Jackson, Nuremberg War Crime Trials
• 1946: Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar
• 1946 - 1965 : Member, Ginsburg & Leventhal and successor law firms, Washington, D.C.
• 1948: Married Kathryn Kumler Executive officer, task force on independent regulatory commissions for the Hoover Commission
• 1951 - 1952 : Chief counsel, Office of Price Stabilization
• 1952 - 1965 : General counsel, Democratic National Committee
• 1957 - 1962 : Visiting lecturer, Yale Law School, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• 1965 - 1979 : Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• 1979, Nov. 20: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Harold Leventhal Papers, 1932-1980, (bulk 1964-1979), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)