Benjamin N Cardozo

Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (1870-1938) was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the New York Court of Appeals from 1914 to 1932 and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1932 until his death in1938. Cardozo is remembered for his significant influence on the development of American common law in the twentieth century, as well as for his philosophy and vivid prose style. Born in New York City, Cardozo passed the bar in 1891 after attending Columbia Law School.