Harold R. Tyler Jr. (May 14, 1922 – May 25, 2005) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Tyler received an

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degree from

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in 1943, and served as a captain in the

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during World War II. He then received a

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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

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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 a United States Assistant Attorney General for civil rights from 1960 to 1961. He was in private practice in New York City in 1961.

Federal judicial service

On May 17, 1962, Tyler was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the

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on August 1, 1962, and received his commission on August 2, 1962. He was a board member of the

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from 1968 to 1972. Tyler resigned from the federal bench on April 6, 1975. Tyler was Attorney General

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's first choice to lead the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, but he declined.

Post judicial service and death

Tyler served as a Deputy United States Attorney General from 1975 to 1977, thereafter returning to private practice in New York City until his death. He died on May 25, 2005, outside his apartment in

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.''Harold Tyler, 83, Lawyer and Former Federal Judge, Dies''
by Wolfgang Saxon, in the ''

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'' on May 27, 2005

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