Federal judicial service Jerome Frank
1 federal judicial service 1.1 julius , ethel rosenberg 1.2 united states v. roth 1.3 continued scholarly writing federal judicial service on february 13, 1941, roosevelt named frank judge of united states court of appeals second circuit, seat vacated robert porter patterson. frank confirmed senate in march 1941, , received commission on march 27, 1941. frank considered highly competent judge, taking perceived more liberal position on civil liberties issues. in addition reputation expertise on civil liberties matters, considered outstanding judge in fields of procedure, finance, [and] criminal law . time, sharply , vocally @ odds colleague on bench, charles clark, on whole range of common law precepts . frank s scholarly tendency bled on judicial opinions, of notoriously lengthy. 1 anecdote relayed aspect of frank s work tells of law clerk had objected length of 1 of frank s opinions. according story: he spent of week , cut down sixty-five pages one-half page. left both on judge fran