Harold Tyler | |
---|---|
United States Deputy Attorney General | |
In office April 6, 1975 – January 20, 1977 |
|
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Laurence Silberman |
Succeeded by | Peter F. Flaherty |
Judge of United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office August 2, 1962 – April 6, 1975 |
|
Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Vincent L. Broderick |
Personal details | |
Born |
Utica, New York, U.S. |
May 14, 1922
Died | May 25, 2005 New York City, New York, U.S. |
(aged 83)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater |
Princeton University Columbia University |
Harold R. Tyler, Jr. (May 14, 1922 – May 25, 2005) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Utica, New York, Tyler received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1943 and served as a captain in the United States Army during World War II. He then received an LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1949, entering private practice in New York City from 1949 to 1951. He was again a captain in the United States Army from 1951 to 1952. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York from 1953 to 1955, returning to private practice in New York City from 1955 to 1959. He was an Assistant U.S. attorney general for civil rights from 1960 to 1961. He was in private practice in New York City in 1961.
On May 17, 1962, Tyler was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 1962, and received his commission on August 2, 1962. Tyler resigned on April 6, 1975. He was a Deputy U.S. attorney general from 1975 to 1977, thereafter returning to private practice in New York City.
He died on May 25, 2005, outside his apartment in Manhattan.