Frederick Vinson

Frederick Vinson
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Current Court Information:
Supreme Court of the United States
Title:	Former Chief Justice
Position:	Seat #1
Service:
Appointed by:	Harry Truman
Active:	6/21/1946 - 9/8/1953
Preceded by:	Harlan Fiske Stone
Succeeded by:	Earl Warren
Past post:	D.C. Circuit
Past term:	12/15/1937 - 5/28/1943
Personal History
Born:	January 22, 1890
Home State:	Louisa, KY
Deceased:	September 8, 1953
Undergraduate:	Centre College, B.A., 1909
Law School:	Centre College, LL.B., 1911
Military service:	U.S. Army, 1917-1919

Frederick Moore Vinson (1890-1953) was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1946 until his death in 1953. He joined the court in 1946 after an appointent from Harry Truman. At the time of his appointment, he was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. He also served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit. He joined that court in 1937 after an appointment from Franklin D. Roosevelt and served until 1943. He served as Chief Justice until his death on September 8, 1953.

Early life and education

• Centre College, B.A., 1909
• Centre College, LL.B., 1911

Military service

• U.S. Army Private and Officer Trainee, 1917-1919

Professional career

• Private practice, Louisa, Kentucky, 1911-1917
• City Attorney, Louisa, Kentucky, 1913
• Private practice, Louisa, Kentucky, 1919-1924
• Commonwealth attorney, Thirty-Second Judicial District of Kentucky, 1921-1924
• U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1923-1929
• Private practice, Ashland, Kentucky, 1929-1931
• U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1931-1938
• Chief judge, U.S. Emergency Court of Appeals, 1942-1943
• Director, Office of Economic Stabilization, 1943-1945
• Administrator, Federal Loan Administration, 1945
• Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, 1945
• U.S. Treasury Secretary, 1945-1946

Judicial career

Supreme Court

Justice Vinson was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Harry Truman on June 6, 1946 to replace Harlan Fiske Stone. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 20th, and received commission on June 21st. He served in this position until his death on September 8, 1953. He was succeeded to this post by Earl Warren.

District of Columbia Circuit

Vinson previously served on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on November 26, 1937 to replace Charles Henry Robb. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 9th, and received commission on December 15th. He resigned from this position on May 28, 1943. He was succeeded to this post by Wilbur Miller.

See also

• Supreme Court of the United States
• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

External links

• Justice Vinson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: Charles Henry Robb	DC Court of Appeals 1937–1943	Succeeded by: Wilbur Miller
Preceded by: Harlan Fiske Stone	Supreme Court 1946–1953 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Earl Warren