Benjamin Cardozo
Benjamin Cardozo · Philosophy & Social Sciences
US Supreme Court Justice and influential common-law jurist; author of 'The Nature of the Judicial Process'
1870, New York City, United States — 1938, Port Chester, New York, United States
United States
Benjamin Cardozo is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — US Supreme Court Justice and influential common-law jurist; author of 'The Nature of the Judicial Process'
Cardozo was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1932–1938) and one of the most influential common-law jurists in American history; his opinions on the New York Court of Appeals and his book The Nature of the Judicial Process shaped modern jurisprudence. He came from a distinguished Sephardic Jewish family descended from Portuguese Jews.
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US Supreme Court Justice and influential common-law jurist; author of 'The Nature of the Judicial Process'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence
