Norris Darrell

Norris de Mouilpied Darrell, Jr.^[1] (1899–1989) was an American attorney. Norris graduated with LLB from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1923^[2][3] and clerked for Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler from 1923 to 1925.^[4] He joined the New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell in 1925, where he was partner for 42 years,^[5] and served as president of the American Law Institute for 15 years from 1961 to 1976.^[6] He was the son-in law of Judge Learned Hand through his second marriage to Mary Deshon Hand Churchill.^[7][8] He had two sons through his first marriage to Doris Clare Williams, Norris W. Darrell Jr., also a Sullivan & Cromwell partner, and Richard Darrell.^[9][10][11] His grandson Trevor Darrell through Richard is a computer-vision researcher.^{[1][12]: 107–108} Another grandson Andrew through Norris Jr. is the son-in-law of Oscar Tang.^[13][14][15]

See also

• List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 10)

References

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2. (PDF). Minnesota Law Review. Fall 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
3. "University of Minnesota Law School | Good University Ranking Guide". Whichuniversitybest.blogspot.com. July 11, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
4. "News Letter, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Spring 1967)". College of William and Mary Law School. Spring 1967. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
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6. "Norris Darrell, Lawyer And Tax Expert, 90 - New York Times". The New York Times. August 15, 1989. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
7. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/23/classified/paid-notice-deaths-darrell-mary-hand.html
8. . Oasis.lib.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
9. https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2144&context=law_faculty_scholarship
10. https://vineyardgazette.com/obituaries/2016/12/21/norris-w-darrell-philanthropist-who-created-path-college-islanders
11. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/norris-darrell-obituary?id=20467648
12. "In Memoriam". Millbrook: A Magazine for Alumni, Parents and Friends of Millbrook School. Millbrook School. Spring 2018.
13. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/08/style/weddings-dana-tang-and-andrew-darrell.html
14. https://www.nytimes.com/1962/07/03/archives/norris-darrell-to-wed-miss-henriette-haid.html
15. https://www.nytimes.com/1962/08/01/archives/norris-darrell-weds-miss-henriette-m-haid.html