Born: October 20, 1888
Rush Center, Kansas

Died: February 23, 1970
Washington, D.C.

Henry White Edgerton

Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (now U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit)

Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 26, 1937, to a seat vacated by D. Lawrence Groner. Confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 1937, and received commission on December 15, 1937. Served as chief judge, 1955-1958. Assumed senior status on April 22, 1963. Service terminated on February 23, 1970, due to death.

Education:

Cornell University, A.B., 1910
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1914

Frame Dimensions
Oil on canvas 41 1/2″ X 36 1/2″

Artist
Bennett Durand (1906 – ), the first artist in a family of farmers, scholars, and scientists, studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. When presented with an award in the late 1920s, he was able to study in Europe for several months when Impressionist art was in vogue. Following his graduation, at the start of the Depression, he produced comic book art but soon began working on technical illustrations for the Navy Department, where later he became an art director.

Although Mr. Durand painted landscapes, portraits have been among his favorite works.

Year Painted
1960

The Edgerton Court 1956

Professional Career:

Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1914
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1915-1916, 1918-1921
Professor, Cornell University Law School, 1916-1918
Professor, George Washington University, 1921-1928
Professor, Cornell University, 1928-1937
Special assistant the attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1934-1935
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1955-1958

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

  • Papers, 1910-1970. 8 containers (2,000 items); finding aid; correspondence, case files, memoranda, opinions, orders, and judgments.
  • Elijah Barrett Prettyman papers, 1901-1971; 62 linear ft. (57,000 items); finding aid; correspondence.
  • Wiley Rutledge papers, 1912-1984; 93.2 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence

Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

  • Julian Pleasant Bretz papers, 1905-1951; 9 boxes; correspondence

Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass.

  • Roscoe Pound papers, 1888-1964; microfilm; finding aid; correspondence.

Yale University New Haven, Conn.

  • Jerome New Frank papers, 1918-1972; 105.25 linear ft.; finding aid; restricted; correspondence.
Judges of the D.C. Circuit Courts