About Norris Darrell
Lived 1899 – 1989 (aged 89–90). Norris Darrell was an American lawyer.
Norris de Mouilpied Darrell, Jr. (1899–1989) was an American attorney. Norris graduated with LLB from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1923 and clerked for Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler from 1923 to 1925. He joined the New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell in 1925, where he was partner for 42 years, and served as president of the American Law Institute for 15 years from 1961 to 1976. He was the son-in law of Judge Learned Hand through his second marriage to Mary Deshon Hand Churchill. He had two sons through his first marriage to Doris Clare Williams, Norris W. Darrell Jr., also a Sullivan & Cromwell partner, and Richard Darrell. His grandson Trevor Darrell through Richard is a computer-vision researcher. Another grandson Andrew through Norris Jr. is the son-in-law of Oscar Tang.
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Who was Norris Darrell?
American lawyer
When was Norris Darrell born?
Norris Darrell was born in 1899.
When did Norris Darrell die?
Norris Darrell died on 12 August 1989 in New York.
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Norris Darrell was a lawyer.
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Norris Darrell was American.
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