He was implicated in a Tammany Hall judicial corruption scandal, sparked by the Erie Railway takeover wars in 1868 which led to the creation of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and Cardozo's resignation from the bench in 1872.
He was implicated in a Tammany Hall judicial corruption scandal. A Tammany Hall judicial corruption scandal was sparked by the Erie Railway takeover wars in 1868. These Erie Railway takeover wars in 1868 led to the creation of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York from the bench in 1872. These Erie Railway takeover wars in 1868 led to the creation of the Association of the Bar of Cardozo's resignation from the bench in 1872.