Benjamin N. Cardozo

Benjamin N. Cardozo
Cardozo c. 1932
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office March 14, 1932 – July 9, 1938[1]
Nominated by	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Succeeded by	Felix Frankfurter
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office January 1, 1927 – March 7, 1932
Preceded by	Frank Hiscock
Succeeded by	Cuthbert Pound
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office January 15, 1917 – December 31, 1926
Preceded by	Samuel Seabury
Succeeded by	John F. O'Brien
Justice of the Supreme Court of New York for the First Judicial Division
In office January 5, 1914 – January 15, 1917 (Sitting by designation in the Court of Appeals from February 2, 1914)
Preceded by	Bartow S. Weeks
Succeeded by	Samuel H. Ordway
Personal details
Born	Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (1870-05-24)May 24, 1870 New York City, U.S.
Died	July 9, 1938(1938-07-09) (aged 68) Port Chester, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Parent	Albert Cardozo (father)
Education	Columbia University (AB, MA)

Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (May 24, 1870 – July 9, 1938) was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the New York Court of Appeals from 1914 to 1932 and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1932 until his death in 1938. Cardozo is remembered for his significant influence on the development of American common law in the 20th century, in addition to his philosophy and vivid prose style.

Born in New York City, Cardozo passed the bar in 1891 after attending Columbia Law School. He won an election to the New York Supreme Court in 1913 but joined the New York Court of Appeals the following year. He won election as chief judge of that court in 1926. As chief judge, he wrote majority opinions in cases such as Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.

In 1932, President Herbert Hoover appointed Cardozo to the U.S. Supreme Court to succeed Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Cardozo served on the Court until his death in 1938 and formed part of the liberal bloc of justices known as the Three Musketeers. He wrote the Court's majority opinion in notable cases such as Nixon v. Condon (1932) and Steward Machine Co. v. Davis (1937).