Frank Albert Kaufman (March 4, 1916 – July 31, 1997) was a

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of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

Education and career

Born in

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, Kaufman received a

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degree from

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in 1937 and a

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from

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in 1940. He was an attorney of the Office of the General Counsel of the

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from 1940 to 1941. He was an attorney of the Office of the General Counsel of the Lend Lease Administration from 1941 to 1942. He was United States Lend Lease representative in

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from 1942 to 1943. He was assistant to the Chief of the Psychological Warfare Board of the

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from 1943 to 1944. He was Chief of the Leaflet Division of the

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of the

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from 1944 to 1945. He was assistant to the general counsel of the

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in 1945. He was in private practice in Baltimore from 1945 to 1966. He was a consultant for the

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of the

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, from 1951 to 1953. He was a Lecturer for the

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from 1948 to 1962. He was a Lecturer for the University of Maryland School of Law from 1953 to 1954.

Federal judicial service

Kaufman was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 9, 1966, to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the

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on September 22, 1966, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1981 to 1986. He was a member of the

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from 1985 to 1991. He assumed

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on June 16, 1986. Kaufman served in that capacity until his death on July 31, 1997, in Baltimore.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaufman, Frank Albert 1916 births 1997 deaths Dartmouth College alumni Harvard Law School alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson 20th-century American judges 20th-century American lawyers

Education and career

Federal judicial service

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