Martin Manton | |
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.png) Manton in 1915 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| In office March 18, 1918 – February 7, 1939 | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Alfred Conkling Coxe Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert P. Patterson |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office August 23, 1916 – March 18, 1918 | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Charles Merrill Hough |
| Succeeded by | John Knox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin Thomas Manton August 2, 1880 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 1946 (aged 66) Fayetteville, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University (LLB) |
Martin Thomas Manton (August 2, 1880 – November 17, 1946) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. At his 1939 trial, Manton was acquitted of bribery, but convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice. He served 19 months in federal prison.[1][2]
- ^ Mark Grossman, Political Corruption in America: An encyclopedia of scandals, power, and greed (2003) pp. 219-20.
- ^ Gary Stein, Justice for Sale: Graft, Greed, and a Crooked Federal Judge in 1930s Gotham (Globe Pequot Press 2023 ISBN 978-1-4930-7256-9)