Edward Jordan Dimock (January 4, 1890 – March 17, 1986) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Dimock received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from

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in 1911. At Yale, he was an editor of a campus humor magazine ''

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''.''Yale Banner and Pot Pourri''. New Haven: Yale University Press. 1926. p. 238. He received a

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from

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in 1914. He was in private practice in

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from 1914 to 1941, and was a lecturer at

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from 1941 to 1946, and Editor of the Official Law Reports of the State of New York from 1942 to 1945. He was Chairman of the Appeal Board of the Office of Contract Settlement in

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from 1945 to 1948, and continued as a member of that board until 1951.

Federal judicial service

On June 11, 1951, Dimock was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. Dimock was confirmed by the

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on July 10, 1951, and received his commission on July 11, 1951. He was a member of the

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from 1958 to 1959. He assumed senior status on July 28, 1961. Dimock served in that capacity until his death on March 17, 1986, in Forestburgh, New York.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimock, Edward Jordan 1890 births 1986 deaths Yale University alumni Harvard Law School alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York United States district court judges appointed by Harry S. Truman