Justin DuPratt White

Justin DuPratt White (1869–1939) was an American attorney best known for co-founding the White & Case law firm. In 1939 he was chairman of the Cornell University Board of Trustees.

Biography[]

White was born in 1869. He graduated from Cornell Law School in 1890 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1892. In 1902, White and George B. Case founded the law firm White & Case, which served prominent corporate clients such as Bankers Trust Company, as well as Cornell University.

On May 5, 1928, the Cornell University Board of Trustees elected White as a trustee to fill a vacancy, and he continued to serve until his death.^[1] While on the board, White served on the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Law School Committee, and Medical School Committee. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees in 1939, but because of his untimely death, had the shortest tenure as chairman in the university's history.

Legacy[]

White & Case endowed the J. DuPratt White Professor of Law in his honor.

References[]

External links[]

• Guide to the J. DuPratt White Papers