Paul Rao

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Paul Peter Rao (1899-1988) was a federal judge on the United States Court of International Trade and the United States Customs Court.

Federal judicial service

Rao was nominated to the USCC by President Harry Truman. He received his commission on June 22, 1948. He served as chief judge from 1965-1971. He was reassigned to the new Court of International Trade when the USCC was dissolved, receiving his commission on November 1, 1980. He served the Court of International Trade until his death on November 30, 1988[1][2]

Education

  • Fordham University School of Law, LL.B., 1923

Professional career

  • U.S. Navy, 1917-1919
  • Assistant district attorney, New York County, 1925-1927
  • Private practice, 1927-1941
  • Candidate, Justice of the Supreme Court, New York, 1941
  • Assistant U.S. attorney general in charge of customs, 1941-1948

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