Augustus Noble Hand
Augustus Noble Hand (July 26, 1869 – October 28, 1954) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and later was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. His most notable rulings restricted the reach of obscenity statutes in the areas of literature and contraceptives. He was the older first cousin of famed judge Learned Hand, who served on both courts with his cousin during most of Augustus Hand's tenure.
Augustus Noble Hand | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| In office June 30, 1953 – October 28, 1954 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| In office May 19, 1927 – June 30, 1953 | |
| Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Charles Merrill Hough |
| Succeeded by | John Marshall Harlan |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office September 30, 1914 – June 1, 1927 | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | George Chandler Holt |
| Succeeded by | Frank Joseph Coleman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Augustus Noble Hand July 26, 1869 Elizabethtown, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 1954 (aged 85) Middlebury, Vermont, U.S. |
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| Education | Harvard University (AB, LLB) |
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