Background
Opper, Clarence Victor was born on April 13, 1897 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Victor M. and Alice (Guttman) Opper.
Opper, Clarence Victor was born on April 13, 1897 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Victor M. and Alice (Guttman) Opper.
Graduate Ethical Culture School, 1914. Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1918. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1921.
Admitted to New York bar, 1921, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1926, District of Columbia, 1937. Associate Guggenheimer, Untermyer & Marshall, New York City, 1921-1923. Associate Griffiths & Content, New York City, 1923-1926, member firm, 1926-1931.
Counsel City Housing Corporation, New York City, 1931-1933.
Assistant general counsel Farm Credit Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, 1933-1934. Assistant general counsel United States Treasury Department, 1934-1938.
Judge, Tax Court of the United States (formerly United States Board Tax Appeals) since 1938.
Served as private 301st Field Signal Battalion, 1917. Member Association Bar of City of New York, New York Law Society, Dartmouth College Alumni Council (president 1959), Columbia Law Alumni (District of Columbia president 1962). Clubs: Lotus (New York City).
Married Lucy Berlin, October 2, 1931.