Harlan Fiske Stone

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Harlan Fiske Stone
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Current Court Information:
Supreme Court of the United States
Title:   Former Chief Justice
Position:   Seat #1
Service:
Appointed by:   Franklin D. Roosevelt
Active:   7/3/1941 - 4/22/1946
Preceded by:   Charles Evans Hughes
Succeeded by:   Frederick Vinson
Past post:   Supreme Court, Associate Justice
Past term:   2/5/1925 - 7/3/1941
Personal History
Born:   October 11, 1872
Home State:   Chesterfield, NH
Deceased:   April 22, 1946
Bachelors:   Amherst College, B.A., 1894
Law School:   Columbia Law, LL.B., 1898
Grad. School:   Amherst College, M.A., 1897

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Harlan Fiske Stone (1872-1946) served as the Supreme Court's twelfth Chief Justice from 1925 to 1946. He originally joined the court in 1925 as an Associate Justice after an appointment from Calvin Coolidge. He was elevated to the position of Chief Justice in 1941 after an appointment from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At the time of his original appointment, he served as the Attorney General of the United States. He served until his death on April 22, 1946.[1]

Early life and education

  • Amherst College, B.A., 1894
  • Amherst College, M.A., 1897
  • Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1898 [1]

Professional career

  • Faculty, Columbia Law School, 1898-1905
  • Clerk, private law firms, New York City, 1898-1899
  • Private practice, New York City, 1905-1910
  • Professor and dean, Columbia Law School, 1906
  • Dean, Columbia Law School, 1910-1923
  • Attorney General of the United States, 1924 [1]

Judicial career

Supreme Court of the United States

Chief justice

He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 12, 1941 to replace Charles Evans Hughes. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 27th, and received commission on July 3rd. He served until his death on April 22, 1946.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Frederick Vinson.

Associate justice

Before obtaining the position of Chief Justice, Stone served for nearly 16 years as a Supreme Court Associate Justice. He was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 5, 1925 to replace Joseph McKenna. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 5, 1925, and received commission that same day.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Robert Jackson.

See also

External links

  • Biography from "michaelariens.com". (Michael Ariens is a Law Professor)
  • Biography from the Supreme Court Historical Society
  • Biography from Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Media.
  • Article from "About.com".

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Joseph McKenna
Supreme Court
1925–1941
Succeeded by:
Robert Jackson
Preceded by:
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court
1941–1946
Seat #1
Succeeded by:
Frederick Vinson
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