Van Vechten Veeder

Van Vechten Veeder (July 4, 1867, 30 South Church Street, Schenectady, NY – December 4, 1942, at 775 Park Ave, New York, NY) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Veeder received an education at Columbia University and the University of Virginia and read law in 1890. He worked in private practice in Chicago and subsequently in New York City, until 1911. He was nominated to the court by William H. Taft on January 13, 1911, to a new seat created by 36 Stat. 838, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 26, 1911, and received his commission on January 26, 1911. His service terminated on December 31, 1917, due to resignation. He resumed work in private practice until 1942, the year of his death. His work included serving as Counsel to the West Chicago Street R.R. Company, and as Special Master for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 1935.