Augustus Noble Hand

Augustus Noble Hand
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office June 30, 1953 – October 28, 1954
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office May 19, 1927 – June 30, 1953
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Charles Merrill Hough
Succeeded by	John Marshall Harlan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office September 30, 1914 – June 1, 1927
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	George Chandler Holt
Succeeded by	Frank Joseph Coleman
Personal details
Born	Augustus Noble Hand (1869-07-26)July 26, 1869 Elizabethtown, New York, U.S.
Died	October 28, 1954(1954-10-28) (aged 85) Middlebury, Vermont, U.S.
Relatives	Learned Hand (cousin)
Education	Harvard University (AB, LLB)

Augustus Noble Hand (July 26, 1869 – October 28, 1954) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and later was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. His most notable rulings restricted the reach of obscenity statutes in the areas of literature and contraceptives. He was the older first cousin of famed judge Learned Hand, who served on both courts with his cousin during most of Augustus Hand's tenure.