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Charles Evans Hughes

Chief Justice of the United States · 1910–1930

Charles Evans Hughes , Chief Justice of the United States. The Senate voted 52–26 on the nomination on Feb 13, 1930 (). American jurist; Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941 (1862–1948)

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Positions

  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1910-10-10–1916-06-10
  • Secretary of State1921-03-05–1925-03-04
  • Chief Justice of the United States1930-02-13–1941-06-30

Senate confirmation votes

  • Chief justice of the united states
    71st Congress ·
    52–26 · Feb 13, 1930

Education

  • Brown UniversityA.B., 1881
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  • Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1884

Career

Private practice, New York City, 1884-1891, 1893-1906, 1916-1921, 1925-1930; Faculty, Cornell Law School, 1891-1895; professor of law, 1891-1893; special lecturer, 1893-1895; Special lecturer, New York University Law School, 1893-1900; Counsel, Stevens Gas Commission, New York Legislature, 1905; Counsel, Armstrong Insurance Commission, New York Legislature, 1905-1906; Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1906; Governor, New York, 1907-1910; Republican candidate for president of the United States, 1916; Secretary of State, 1921-1925; Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, 1926-1930; Presiding officer, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1929-1941

Biography

American jurist; Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941 (1862–1948)

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