Frank Harlan Freedman

Frank Harlan Freedman
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office January 1, 1992 – August 21, 2003
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In office May 30, 1990 – May 18, 1994
Appointed by	William Rehnquist
Preceded by	Conrad K. Cyr
Succeeded by	John F. Keenan
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office 1986–1992
Preceded by	Andrew A. Caffrey
Succeeded by	Joseph L. Tauro
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office October 17, 1972 – January 1, 1992
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Levin H. Campbell
Succeeded by	Michael Ponsor
Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
In office 1968–1972
Preceded by	Charles Ryan
Succeeded by	Theodore Dimauro (acting)
Personal details
Born	Frank Harlan Freedman (1924-12-15)December 15, 1924 Springfield, Massachusetts
Died	August 21, 2003(2003-08-21) (aged 78) Springfield, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Education	Boston University School of Law (LLB, LLM)

Frank Harlan Freedman (December 15, 1924 – August 21, 2003) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Education and career

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Freedman was a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Boston University School of Law in 1949, and a Master of Laws from that school in 1950. He was in private practice in Springfield from 1950 to 1968, and served on the Springfield City Council from 1960 to 1967. He was an assistant state attorney general of Massachusetts and Chief of the Springfield Office from 1963 to 1967. He was the Mayor of Springfield from 1968 to 1972, having won the 1967, 1969, and 1971 mayoral races.

Federal judicial service

On August 14, 1972, Freedman was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by Judge Levin H. Campbell. Freedman was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 12, 1972, and received his commission on October 17, 1972. He served as Chief Judge from 1986 to 1992, assuming senior status on January 1, 1992, and serving in that capacity until his death on August 21, 2003, in Springfield.

See also

• List of Jewish American jurists

Sources

• Frank Harlan Freedman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.