1870年,丽贝卡·华盛顿(内森氏)(Rebecca Washington (née Nathan))和阿尔伯特·雅各·卡多佐(Albert Jacob Cardozo)的儿子本杰明·卡多佐出生。[2]卡多佐的祖父母和外祖父母[3]都来自葡萄牙犹太人社区,参加曼哈顿犹太教堂(Congregation Shearith Israel)。在美国独立之前,全家从英国伦敦移民至此。
2月24日,卡多佐在参议院获全票通过。[16]1932年3月1日,卡多佐正式任命,在广播里华盛顿民主党参议员克拉伦斯·C·迪尔(Clarence C. Dill)称胡佛任命卡多佐是“他总统生涯中最佳决定”。[17]芝加哥大学法学院全体教职人员敦促胡佛提名,哈佛、耶鲁和哥伦比亚大学法学院长也积极推荐。法官哈伦·菲斯克·斯通强烈敦促胡佛提名卡多佐,甚至称如果胡佛找别人,就辞职让贤。(1925年,斯通曾向卡尔文·柯立芝坦言应该提名卡多佐而非自己任职)。[18]然而,胡佛最开始是不同意的;法院已经有两位纽约来的法官,一位犹太人;另外,法官詹姆斯·克拉克·麦克雷诺兹的反犹主义臭名昭著。当参议员外事委员会主席,爱达荷的威廉·E·博拉强力支持卡多佐时,胡佛最终让步。
In truth, I am nothing but a plodding mediocrity—please observe, a plodding mediocrity—for a mere mediocrity does not go very far, but a plodding one gets quite a distance. There is joy in that success, and a distinction can come from courage, fidelity and industry. 真的,我不过是单调平庸的 — 请仔细看看,单调平庸 — 只是平庸的话走不了多远,但单调平庸能走很长。成功很让人快乐,勇敢、忠诚和努力则能分出高下。[22]
Stagg, Tom, Judge, United States District Court Western District of Louisiana. Letter to the Editor. Shreveport, La.: New York Times. July 15, 1991 [January 7, 2013]. (原始内容存档于2021-03-09).
See also, Christensen, George A., Here Lies the Supreme Court: Revisited, Journal of Supreme Court History, Volume 33 Issue 1, Pages 17 – 41 (19 Feb 2008), University of Alabama.
Cardozo, Benjamin N. (1957). An Introduction to Law. Cambridge: Harvard Law Review Association. (Chapters by eight distinguished American judges).
Cunningham, Lawrence A. Cardozo and Posner: A Study in Contracts. William & Mary Law Review. 1995, 36: 1379. SSRN 678761.
Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870–1938]. Essays Dedicated to Mr. Justice Cardozo. [N.p.]: Published by Columbia Law Review, Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, 1939. [143] pp. Contributors: Harlan Fiske Stone, the Rt. Hon. Lord Maugham, Herbert Vere Evatt, Learned Hand, Irving Lehman, Warren Seavey, Arthur L. Corbin, Felix Frankfurter. Also includes a reprint of Cardozo’s essay "Law And Literature" with a foreword by James M. Landis.
Cushman, Clare. The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies, 1789–1995 2nd. (Supreme Court Historical Society, Congressional Quarterly Books). 2001. ISBN 1-56802-126-7.
Frank, John P. Friedman, Leon; Israel, Fred L. , 编. The Justices of the United States Supreme Court: Their Lives and Major Opinions. Chelsea House Publishers. 1995. ISBN 0-7910-1377-4.
Frankfurter, Felix, Mr. Justice Cardozo and Public Law, Columbia Law Review 39 (1939): 88–118, Harvard Law Review 52 (1939): 440–470, Yale Law Journal 48 (1939): 458–488.
Posner, Richard A. Cardozo: A Study in Reputation. University of Chicago Press. 1990. ISBN 0-226-67555-6.
Seavey, Warren A., Mr. Justice Cardozo and the Law of Torts, Columbia Law Review 39 (1939): 20–55, Harvard Law Review 52 (1939): 372–407, Yale Law Journal 48 (1939): 390–425