Edward Douglass White

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Edward Douglass White
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Current Court Information:
Supreme Court of the United States
Title:   Former Chief Justice
Position:   Seat #1
Service:
Appointed by:   William H. Taft
Active:   12/12/1910 - 5/19/1921
Preceded by:   Samuel Blatchford
Succeeded by:   William Howard Taft
Past post:   Supreme Court of the United States, Associate Justice
Past term:   2/19/1894 - 12/19/1910
Past position:   Seat #2
Personal History
Born:   November 3, 1845
Home State:   Lafourche Parish, LA
Deceased:   May 19, 1921
Bachelors:   Georgetown College
Law School:   Read law, 1868
Military service:   Confederate Army Lieutenant, 1861-1863

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Edward Douglass White served as the Supreme Court's ninth Chief Justice. He originally joined the court as an Associate Justice in 1894 after an appointment from Grover Cleveland. He was elevated to the post of Chief Justice in 1910 after an appointment from William H. Taft. At the time of his original appointment, White was a U.S. Senator from Louisiana. He served until his death on May 19, 1921.[1]

Early life and education

Military career

  • Confederate Army Lieutenant, 1861-1863[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1868-1879
  • Member, Louisiana State Senate, 1874-1879
  • Associate justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1879-1880
  • Private practice and sugar planter, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1880-1891
  • U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1891-1893 [1]

Judicial career

Supreme Court of the United States

Chief Justice

Justice White was nominated to the Supreme Court by President William Howard Taft on December 12, 1910. He was confirmed by the Senate and received commission that same day. He served until his death on May 19, 1921.[1] He was succeeded to this post by William Howard Taft.

Associate Justice

White was previously an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. He was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on February 19, 1894. He was confirmed by the Senate and received commission that same day. He served in this position until December 18, 1910.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Willis Van Devanter.

See also

External links

  • Biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Justice White's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Melville Weston Fuller 		Supreme Court
1894–1910
Seat #2 		Succeeded by:
Willis Van Devanter
Preceded by:
Samuel Blatchford 		Supreme Court
1910–1921
Seat #1 		Succeeded by:
William Howard Taft
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