Photo Gallery: Harold Medina, Class of 1912 LL.B.

Winter 2010

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Browse historical photos from the Columbia Law School archives of 2nd Circuit Court Judge Harold Medina, Class of 1912 LL.B.

  • Harold Medina, Class of 1912 LL.B., before receiving the Medal for Excellence on commencement day in 1965.
  • A January 1949 article in Time magazine described the then federal judge as looking "like Movie Actor Adolphe Menjou," a name that is handwritten at the bottom of this photo of Medina. Photo credit: Bachrach
  • In the 1966 issue of Law Alumni, Medina was quoted as saying, "You came here loving Columbia Law School, I want you to leave here loving it a little bit more." Photo credit: Blackstone-Shelburne N.Y. (undated)
  • This portrait used to hang in the courtroom at Columbia Law School dedicated to Harold Medina in "grateful recognition of his service to the law and to Columbia." Photo credit: German E. Mejia
  • This bronze bust was created in 1963 in honor of Medina. Photo credit: German E. Mejia
  • Medina’s son and grandson, Standish F. Medina '40 and Standish F. Medina Jr. '65, were also graduates of Columbia Law School. Medina is pictured here at commencement in 1965.
  • Medina Medina is pictured here in a contact sheet from a 1980 photo shoot. Photo credit: German E. Mejia
  • Medina was photographed on May 27, 1981, at the dedication of a Columbia Law School courtroom in his honor.
  • Medina is pictured here at the courtroom dedication in 1981. Room 105 in Jerome Greene Hall now bears his name.
  • Medina, pictured here at his 90th birthday celebration, passed away in 1990 at the age of 102. Photo credit: D.D. & E.P. Schroeder
  • Harold Medina, Class of 1912 LL.B.