Frank Harlan Freedman Explained

Frank Harlan Freedman
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Term Start:January 1, 1992
Term End:August 21, 2003
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Term Start1:1986
Term End1:1992
Predecessor1:Andrew A. Caffrey
Successor1:Joseph L. Tauro
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Term Start2:October 17, 1972
Term End2:January 1, 1992
Appointer2:Richard Nixon
Predecessor2:Levin H. Campbell
Successor2:Michael Ponsor
Office3:Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
Term Start3:1968
Term End3:1972
Predecessor3:Charles Ryan
Successor3:Theodore Dimauro (acting)
Birth Name:Frank Harlan Freedman
Birth Date:15 December 1924
Birth Place:Springfield, Massachusetts
Death Place:Springfield, Massachusetts
Party:Republican[1]
Education:Boston University School of Law (LLB, LLM)

Frank Harlan Freedman (December 15, 1924 – August 21, 2003) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Education and career

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Freedman was a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Boston University School of Law in 1949, and a Master of Laws from that school in 1950. He was in private practice in Springfield from 1950 to 1968, and served on the Springfield City Council from 1960 to 1967. He was an assistant state attorney general of Massachusetts and Chief of the Springfield Office from 1963 to 1967. He was the Mayor of Springfield from 1968 to 1972, having won the 1967, 1969, and 1971 mayoral races.

Federal judicial service

On August 14, 1972, Freedman was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by Judge Levin H. Campbell. Freedman was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 12, 1972, and received his commission on October 17, 1972. He served as Chief Judge from 1986 to 1992, assuming senior status on January 1, 1992, and serving in that capacity until his death on August 21, 2003, in Springfield.

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Notes and References

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