Charles Evans Hughes
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Charles Hughes (1862-1948) served as the Supreme Court's eleventh Chief Justice from 1930-1948. [1]
Supreme Court
Chief Justice
Hughes was nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States by President Herbert Hoover on February 3, 1930 to fill a seat vacated by William Howard Taft. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 13th, and received commission that same day. On June 30, 1941, he assumed senior status. He served in this capacity until his death on August 27, 1948.[1]
Associate Justice
Hughes was previously an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. [1] He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on April 25, 1910 to fill a seat vacated by David Josiah Brewer. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 2, 1910, and received commission that same day. He resigned on June 10, 1916. [1]
Education
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1884-1891
- Professor of law, Cornell Law School, 1891-1893
- Private practice, New York City, 1893-1906
- Special lecturer, Cornell Law School, 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 U.S. attorney general, 1906
- State Governor, New York, 1907-1910
- Republican candidate for President of the United States, 1916
- Private practice, New York City, 1916-1921
- U.S. Secretary of State, 1921-1925
- Private practice, New York City, 1925-1930
- Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, 1926-1930 [1]
External links
- Biography from "michaelariens.com" (Michael Ariens is a Law Professor).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Justice Hughes' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: David Josiah Brewer | Supreme Court, Associate Justice 1910–1916 | Succeeded by: John Hessin Clarke |
| Preceded by: William Howard Taft | Supreme Court, Chief Justice 1930–1941 | Succeeded by: Harlan Fiske Stone |
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| 1909 |
Bean • Carpenter • Connor • Donworth • Grubb • Hand • Hundley • Lanning • Lurton • Orr • Purdy • Rellstab • Warrington • Willard | ||
| 1910 |
Archbald • Barber • Carland • Cooper • Denison • De Vries • Hollister • Hughes • Hunt • Killits • Knapp • Knappen • Lamar • Mack • Montgomery • Rasch • Rose • Russell • Smith • Van Devanter • Van Valkenburgh • White | ||
| 1911 |
Angell • Day • Denison • Elliott • Martin • Rudkin • Schofield • Sessions • H. Smith • W. Smith • Veeder • Whitmer • Youmans • | ||
| 1912 |
Bourquin • Cheney • Cushman • Dodge • Geiger • Howard • Mayer • McPherson • Morton • Pitney • Pope • Sloan • Thompson • Tuttle • | ||
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| 1929 |
Avis • Byers • Caffey • Coxe, Jr. • Galston • Gardner • Glenn • Hopkins • Lenroot • Littleton • McDermott • Phillips • Sparks • Watson • Wheat • Wilbur • Wilson • Williams • Woolsey • Wyman | ||
| 1930 |
Adkins • Bryant • Cosgrave • Cox • Hincks • Hughes • Hutcheson • Luhring • Nields • Patterson • Roberts • Sibley • Thompson • Whaley • Wheat | ||
| 1931 |
Barnes • Chesnut • Evans • Fee • Groner • Hincks • Hitz • Hollzer • Kennamer • Kennerly • Kincheloe • Knight • Letts • McMillan • Morton • Nordbye • O'Brien • O'Donoghue • Paul, Jr. • Proctor • Sames • Sanborn • Sawtelle • Soper • Strum • Underwood • Way | ||
| 1932 |
Briggle • Cardozo • Dallinger • Forman • Johnson • Joyce • McLellan • Simons • Welsh | ||
