Thomas Walter Swan (December 20, 1877 – July 13, 1975) was a circuit judge of the

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Education and career

Born in

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Swan received an B.A. degree from

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in 1900. He graduated as a

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from

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in 1903. He was in private practice of law in

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from 1903 to 1916. He was a lecturer in law at the

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from 1903 to 1904, and in 1908. He was

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and Professor of Law at

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from 1916 to 1927.

Federal judicial service

Swan was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Henry Wade Rogers. He was confirmed by the

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on December 22, 1926, and served as Chief Judge and as a member of the

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from 1951 to 1953. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1953. Swan died on July 13, 1975 at his home in

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at the age of 97. Notable decisions as sitting judge * ''

Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp. ''Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corporation'', 45 F.2d 119 ( 2d Cir. 1930), was a United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit case on copyright infringement by non-literal copying of a dramatic work. The Court held that copyright prote ...

'' - 1930 * ''

United States v. One Package of Japanese Pessaries ''United States v. One Package of Japanese Pessaries'', 86 F.2d 737 (2d Cir. 1936) (often just ''U.S. v. One Package''), was an ''in rem'' United States Court of Appeals case in the Second Circuit involving birth control. Background In 1873 ...

'' - 1936 * '' United States v. Peoni'' - 1938 * '' Kenan v. Commissioner'' - 1940 * '' United States v. Crimmins'' - 1941 * ''

United States v. Alcoa ''United States v. Alcoa'', 148 F.2d 416 (2d Cir. 1945), is a landmark decision concerning United States antitrust law. Judge Learned Hand's opinion is notable for its discussion of determining the relevant market for market share analysis and&m ...

'' - 1945 * '' Farid-Es-Sultaneh v. Commissioner'' - 1947 * '' United States v. Drescher'' - 1950 *''

American Communications Ass'n v. Douds ''American Communications Association v. Douds'', 339 U.S. 382 (1950), is a 5-to-1 ruling by the United States Supreme Court which held that the Taft–Hartley Act's imposition of an anti-communist oath on labor union leaders does not violate the ...

'' - 1950 * ''

Wilko v. Swan ''Wilko v. Swan'', 346 U.S. 427 (1953), is a United States Supreme Court decision on the arbitration of securities fraud claims. It had originally been brought by an investor who claimed his broker at Hayden Stone had sold stock to him without di ...

'' - 1953 *'' Stanton v. United States'' - 1959

References

Sources

* * (biography of Learned Hand, Swan's fellow judge on the Second Circuit, contains extensive discussion of Swan) * Marcia Nelson, ''The Remarkable Hands: An Affectionate Portrait'' (Federal Bar Foundation 1983) * Marvin Schick, ''Learned Hand's Court'' (Johns Hopkins 1970)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swan, Thomas 1877 births 1975 deaths Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge Yale University alumni Harvard Law School alumni Deans of Yale Law School Yale Sterling Professors

Education and career

Federal judicial service

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