Education
Princeton University. Columbia Law School.
Princeton University. Columbia Law School.
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Wortendyke received an Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University in 1916 and an Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1922. He was a township attorney of Millburn Township, New Jersey from 1930 to 1931 and from 1933 to 1935, and was in private practice in New Jersey from 1934 to 1952. 8. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 7, 1955, and received his commission on June 8, 1955.
He assumed senior status on June 1, 1970, and served in that capacity until his death.