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- NAME: Benjamin Cardozo
- OCCUPATION: Lawyer, Judge, Supreme Court Justice, Journalist
- BIRTH DATE: May 24, 1870
- DEATH DATE: July 09, 1938
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Port Chester, New York
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Benjamin Cardozo, a Supreme Court Justice appointed by Herbert Hoover in 1932, helped found the American Law Institute and uphold Social Security.
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Benjamin Cardozo, a liberal Supreme Court Justice appointed by Herbert Hoover in 1932, was a founder of the American Law Institute and a renowned legal essayist. His rulings, both on the New York Supreme Court and later on the U.S. Supreme court, helped to shape American common law and American tort law. He was also instrumental in upholding the federal Social Security program.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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