Henry Friendly

Henry Friendly
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office April 15, 1974 – March 11, 1986
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office July 20, 1971 – July 3, 1973
Preceded by	J. Edward Lumbard
Succeeded by	Irving Kaufman
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office September 10, 1959 – April 15, 1974
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Harold Medina
Succeeded by	Ellsworth Van Graafeiland
Magisterial offices Chief Judge of the Special Railroad Court In office 1974–1986 Member of the Judicial Conference of the United States In office 1971–1973
Personal details
Born	Henry Jacob Friendly (1903-07-03)July 3, 1903 Elmira, New York, U.S.
Died	March 11, 1986(1986-03-11) (aged 82) New York City, U.S.
Cause of death	Suicide by drug overdose
Political party	Republican[1]
Spouse	Sophie Pfaelzer Stern ​ ​ (m. 1930)​
Education	Harvard University (AB, LLB)
Awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977)

Henry Jacob Friendly (July 3, 1903 – March 11, 1986) was an American jurist who served as a federal circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1959 until his death in 1986.^[2] Friendly was one of the most prominent U.S. judges of the 20th century,^[3] and his opinions are some of the most-cited in federal jurisprudence.^[4]