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.
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