Van Vechten Veeder
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Van Vechten Veeder was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
. Judge Veeder received an education at Columbia University
and the University of Virginia
and read law in 1890. He worked in private practice in Chicago and subsequently in New York City, until 1911. He was nominated to the court by William H. Taft on January 13, 1911, to a new seat created by 36 Stat. 838, confirmed by the United States Senate
on January 26, 1911, and received his commission on January 26, 1911. His service terminated on December 31, 1917, due to resignation. He resumed work in private practice until 1942, the year of his death. His work included serving as Counsel to the West Chicago Street R.R. Company, and as Special Master for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 1935.
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the entirety of Long Island and Staten Island...
. Judge Veeder received an education at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
and read law in 1890. He worked in private practice in Chicago and subsequently in New York City, until 1911. He was nominated to the court by William H. Taft on January 13, 1911, to a new seat created by 36 Stat. 838, confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on January 26, 1911, and received his commission on January 26, 1911. His service terminated on December 31, 1917, due to resignation. He resumed work in private practice until 1942, the year of his death. His work included serving as Counsel to the West Chicago Street R.R. Company, and as Special Master for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 1935.