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Ferdinand Pecora, who attended NYLS from 1903 to 1905, was a New York Supreme Court Justice, a Deputy District Attorney in New York, and Chief Counsel to the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency.

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New York Law School

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As Chief Counsel to the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency in 1933, Ferdinand Pecora conducted the Senate hearings that eventually led to new federal legislation to regulate Wall Street, including the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A former Alumni Association President, Justice Pecora received an Honorary Degree from NYLS on June 9th 1958.