Harold Maurice Kennedy (August 6, 1895 – July 1, 1971) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Education and career

Born in Brooklyn,

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, Kennedy received an

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degree from the

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in 1917, a Bachelor of Laws from

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in 1924 and a

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from the same institution in 1925. He served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant junior grade from 1917 to 1920. He was in private practice in Brooklyn from 1925 to 1944. He was an assistant attorney general for the State of New York from 1939 to 1939. He was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1939 to 1944.

Federal judicial service

Kennedy was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 1, 1944, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York vacated by Judge Marcus Beach Campbell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 20, 1944, and received his commission on September 22, 1944. His service terminated on September 30, 1952, due to his resignation.

Post judicial service and death

After his resignation from the federal bench, Kennedy returned to private practice in Brooklyn from 1952 to 1961. He died July 1, 1971, in New York City, New York.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Harold Maurice Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt 20th-century American judges 1895 births 1971 deaths Brooklyn Law School alumni City College of New York alumni United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of New York