Whitman Knapp
Whitman Knapp | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office November 23, 1987 – June 14, 2004 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office June 30, 1972 – November 23, 1987 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Walter R. Mansfield |
| Succeeded by | Robert P. Patterson Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Percy Whitman Knapp February 24, 1909 New York City, New York |
| Died | June 14, 2004 (aged 95) New York City, New York |
| Education | Yale University (B.A.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.) |
Percy Whitman Knapp (February 24, 1909 – June 14, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Previous to that service, he led a far-reaching investigation into corruption in the New York City Police Department from 1970 to 1972.