U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1932 / Served to 1938
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1932 and confirmed by voice vote, Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, February 24, 1932
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1932
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Columbia College 1889
- Succeeded
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Felix Frankfurter
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Supreme Court · succeeded Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. | Hoover (R) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t available for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many earlier justices were confirmed by voice vote.
Education
| Columbia College | A.B. | 1889 |
| Columbia Law School | A.M. | 1890 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Harris & Ewing, Inc. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
6 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).