Jerome Frank
Jerome Frank | |
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Frank in 1939 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| In office March 27, 1941 – January 13, 1957 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Robert P. Patterson |
| Succeeded by | Leonard P. Moore |
| Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| In office May 18, 1939 – April 9, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | William O. Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Edward C. Eicher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jerome New Frank September 10, 1889 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 1957 (aged 67) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago (PhB, JD) |
Jerome New Frank (September 10, 1889 – January 13, 1957) was an American legal philosopher and author who played a leading role in the legal realism movement. He was chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.