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George Sutherland
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
George Sutherland , Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. George Alexander Sutherland was a British-born American jurist and politician who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1922 to 1938. A member of the Republican Party, he also represented Utah in the U.S. Senate from 1905 to 1917 and in the House of Representatives from 1901 to 1903.
Education
- University of Michigan Law School
Career
Private practice, Provo, Utah, 1883-1893; Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1893-1901; State senator, Utah, 1897-1901; U.S. representative from Utah, 1901-1902; U.S. senator from Utah, 1905-1917; Candidate for U.S. Senate from Utah, 1916; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1917-1922
Biography
George Alexander Sutherland was a British-born American jurist and politician who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1922 to 1938. A member of the Republican Party, he also represented Utah in the U.S. Senate from 1905 to 1917 and in the House of Representatives from 1901 to 1903.
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