Judicial service
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge
1964 – 1978 · 14 yrsAppointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
District Court, D. Connecticut
Judge
1954 – 1964 · 10 yrsAppointed by Dwight Eisenhower
Career
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve captain
1955 – 1957 · 2 yrs
Judge
Connecticut Superior Court
1953 – 1954 · 1 yr
Judicial council
State of Connecticut
1952 – 1953 · 1 yr
State's attorney
1947 – 1953 · 6 yrs
State senator
Connecticut
1947 – 1949 · 2 yrs
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve
1942 – 1945 · 3 yrs
Commissioner
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
1936 – present · 90 yrs
Public defender
1936 – 1947 · 11 yrs
Member
Connecticut State Bar Examining Committee
1936 – 1954 · 18 yrs
Private practice
1929 – 1953 · 24 yrs
Education
B.A., Yale UniversityLL.B., Yale University