Robert Porter Patterson

Background

Patterson, Robert Porter was born on July 11, 1923 in New York City. Son of Robert Porter and Margaret (Winchester) Patterson.

Education

AB, Harvard University, 1947; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1950.

Career

Law clerk, Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Lumbard, New York City, 1950-1951; assistant counsel, New York State Crime Commission Waterfront Investigation, 1952-1953; assistant United State Attorneys, Chief of Narcotics Prosecutions and Investigations, 1953-1956; assistant counsel, Senate Banking and Currency Committee, 1954; associate, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York City, 1956-1960; partner, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York City, 1960-1988; judge, United States District Court (southern district) New York, since 1988. Counsel to minority select committee pursuant to house resolution northern 1, Washington, 1967. Member Senator's Judicial Screening Panel, 1974-1988, Governor'sJud.

Screening Panel, 1975-1982, Governor's Sentencing Committee, 1978-1979.

Achievements

• Robert Porter Patterson has been listed as a reputable Federal judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Wm. T. Grant Foundation, 1974-1994, Prisoners' Legal Services New York, 1976-1988. Director Legal Aid Society, 1961-1988, president, 1967-1971. Chairman National Citizens for Eisenhower, 1959-1960, Scranton for President, New York State, 1964.

Board of managers Havens Relief Fun Society, since 1994, Millbrook School, 1966-1978, VeraInst. Justice, since 1981, New School for Social Research, 1986-1994, George C. Marshall Foundation, 1987-1993. Member Executive Committee Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1968-1988.

Member Goldman Panel for Attica Disturbance, 1972, Temporary Commision on State Court System, 1971-1973, Rockefeller U. Council, 1986-1988, Executive Committee New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission, 1982-1985, Mayor's Police Advisory Committee, 1985-1987. Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association (house of deals 1976-1980), New York State Bar Association (president 1978-1979), Association Bar City New York (vice president 1974-1975), New York County Lawyers Association, American Law Institute, American Judicature Society (board directors 1979).

Connections

Married Bevin C. Daly, September 15, 1956. Children: Anne, Robert, Margaret, Paul, Katherine.