Jerome Frank

Jerome Frank
Frank in 1939
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office March 27, 1941 – January 13, 1957
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Robert P. Patterson
Succeeded by	Leonard P. Moore
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
In office May 18, 1939 – April 9, 1941
Preceded by	William O. Douglas
Succeeded by	Edward C. Eicher
Personal details
Born	Jerome New Frank (1889-09-10)September 10, 1889 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	January 13, 1957(1957-01-13) (aged 67) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	University of Chicago (PhB, JD)

Jerome New Frank (September 10, 1889 – January 13, 1957) was an American legal philosopher and author who played a leading role in the legal realism movement.^[1] He was chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.