Harold R. Tyler, Jr.

Harold Tyler
United States Deputy Attorney General
In office
April 6, 1975  January 20, 1977
President Gerald Ford
Preceded by Laurence Silberman
Succeeded by Peter F. Flaherty
Judge of United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
August 2, 1962  April 6, 1975
Appointed by John F. Kennedy
Preceded by Seat established
Succeeded by Vincent L. Broderick
Personal details
Born (1922-05-14)May 14, 1922
Utica, New York, U.S.
Died May 25, 2005(2005-05-25) (aged 83)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party Republican
Alma mater Princeton University
Columbia University

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

Born in Utica, New York, Tyler received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1943 and served as a captain in the United States Army during World War II. He then received an LL.B. 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 assistant U.S. Attorney 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 an Assistant U.S. attorney general for civil rights from 1960 to 1961. He was in private practice in New York City in 1961.

On May 17, 1962, Tyler was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 1962, and received his commission on August 2, 1962. Tyler resigned on April 6, 1975. He was a Deputy U.S. attorney general from 1975 to 1977, thereafter returning to private practice in New York City.

He died on May 25, 2005, outside his apartment in Manhattan.[1]

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Legal offices
New seat Judge of United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
1962–1975
Succeeded by
Vincent L. Broderick
Preceded by
Laurence Silberman
United States Deputy Attorney General
1975–1977
Succeeded by
Peter F. Flaherty
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