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Willis Van Devanter

Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States

Willis Van Devanter served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by William H. Taft and confirmed Dec 15, 1910.

Appointed by
William H. Taft
Confirmed
Dec 15, 1910
Born
1859

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth CircuitTheodore Roosevelt · Feb 18, 1903 – Dec 16, 1910
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitTheodore Roosevelt · Feb 18, 1903 – Dec 16, 1910
  • Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesWilliam H. Taft · Dec 15, 1910 – Feb 8, 1941

Education

  • Cincinnati Law School (now University of Cincinnati College of Law)LL.B., 1881

Career

Private practice, Marion, Indiana, 1881-1884; Private practice, Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, 1884-1887; Member, commission to revise the statutes of Wyoming Territory, 1886; City attorney, Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, 1887-1888; Territorial representative, Wyoming Territory, 1888; Chief justice, Wyoming Supreme Court, 1890; Private practice, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1890-1897; Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1896-1903; Professor, Columbian University School of Law, 1897-1903

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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