Background
Abruzzo, Matthew T. was born on April 30, 1889 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Leonard and Jennie Abruzzo.
Abruzzo, Matthew T. was born on April 30, 1889 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Leonard and Jennie Abruzzo.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Abruzzo received an Bachelor of Laws from Brooklyn Law School in 1910, and was in private practice in Brooklyn from then until 1936.
He was nominated to the court by President Franklin Doctorate. Roosevelt on February 3, 1936, to a new seat created by 49 Statistics 659. The United States Senate confirmed the appointment on February 12, 1936, and Abruzzo received his commission on February 15, 1936. He assumed senior status on February 15, 1966 and served in that capacity until his death, in Potomac, Maryland.
Club: New York Athletic.
Married Jane Cecelia Miller, September 21, 1926.