Dickinson Richards Debevoise

Dickinson Richards Debevoise (April 23, 1924 – August 14, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education and career Born on April 23, 1924, in Orange, New Jersey, Debevoise received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College in 1948. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1951. He was in the United States Army as a Sergeant from 1943 to 1945, participating in D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge and the occupation of Berlin. He was in the United States Army as a Lieutenant from 1951 to 1953, during the Korean War. He was a law clerk for Judge Phillip Forman of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1952 to 1953. He was in private practice of law in Newark, New Jersey from 1953 to 1979. Federal judicial service