Orrin Grimmell Judd

Orrin Grimmell Judd (September 6, 1906 – July 7, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judd was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 25, 1968, to a seat vacated by Walter Bruchhausen. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 1968, and received commission on July 17, 1968. Judd's service was terminated on July 7, 1976, due to death. Education and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Judd received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Colgate University in 1926. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1930. He was a law clerk for Judge Learned Hand of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1930 to 1931. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1931 to 1943. He was the State Solicitor General in the New York State Attorney General's Office from 1943 to 1946. He was special counsel to the New York governor for matters relating to the United Nations in 1946. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1946 to 1964. He was a special hearing officer for conscientious objectors for the United States Department of Justice from 1953 to 1958. He was a Judge of the State Surrogate Court of Kings County, New York in 1964. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1965 to 1968.