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Harlan Fiske Stone

Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States

Harlan Fiske Stone served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jun 27, 1941 by a 71–6 Senate vote.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jun 27, 1941
Senate vote
71–6
Born
1872

Appointments

  • Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesCalvin Coolidge · Feb 5, 1925 – Jul 3, 1941
  • Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 27, 1941 – Apr 22, 1946

Education

  • Amherst CollegeB.A., 1894
  • Amherst CollegeM.A., 1897
  • Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1898

Career

Faculty, Columbia Law School, 1898-1905, 1910-1923; dean, 1910-1923; Clerk in private practice, New York City, 1898-1899; Private practice, New York City, 1905-1910; Member, War Department Board of Inquiry, 1918-1919; Attorney General of the United States, 1924; Presiding officer, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1941-1945

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