Harold R. Tyler Jr.

Harold R. Tyler Jr.
15th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office April 6, 1975 – January 20, 1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Laurence Silberman
Succeeded by	Peter F. Flaherty
Judge of United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office August 2, 1962 – April 6, 1975
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded by	Vincent L. Broderick
2nd United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
In office 1960–1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	W. Wilson White
Succeeded by	Burke Marshall
Personal details
Born	Harold R. Tyler Jr. (1922-05-14)May 14, 1922 Utica, New York
Died	May 25, 2005(2005-05-25) (aged 83) New York City, New York
Political party	Republican
Education	Princeton University (A.B.) Columbia Law School (LL.B.)

Harold R. Tyler Jr. (May 14, 1922 – May 25, 2005) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Education and career

Born in Utica, New York, Tyler received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1943, and served as a captain in the United States Army during World War II. He then received a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1949, entering private practice in New York City from 1949 to 1951. He was again a captain in the United States Army from 1951 to 1952. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Southern District of New York from 1953 to 1955, returning to private practice in New York City from 1955 to 1959. He was a United States Assistant Attorney General for civil rights from 1960 to 1961. He was in private practice in New York City in 1961.[1]

Federal judicial service

On May 17, 1962, Tyler was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 1962, and received his commission on August 2, 1962. He was a board member of the Federal Judicial Center from 1968 to 1972. Tyler resigned from the federal bench on April 6, 1975.[1]

Tyler was Attorney General Elliot Richardson's first choice to lead the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, but he declined.[2]

Post judicial service and death

Tyler served as a Deputy United States Attorney General from 1975 to 1977, thereafter returning to private practice in New York City until his death.[1] He died on May 25, 2005, outside his apartment in Manhattan.[3]

References

1. Harold R. Tyler Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
2. Graff, Garrett M. (2022). Watergate: A New History (1 ed.). New York: Avid Reader Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-1-9821-3916-2. OCLC 1260107112.
3. Harold Tyler, 83, Lawyer and Former Federal Judge, Dies by Wolfgang Saxon, in the New York Times on May 27, 2005

Sources

• Harold R. Tyler Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 75 Stat. 80	Judge of United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 1962–1975	Succeeded by Vincent L. Broderick
Preceded by Laurence Silberman	United States Deputy Attorney General 1975–1977	Succeeded by Peter F. Flaherty