Wednesday: Judgepedia's "Federal Courts, Empty Benches" Update →James Clark McReynolds
| James Clark McReynolds | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Justice |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Active: | 8/29/1914 - 1/31/1941 |
| Senior: | 1/31/1941 - 8/24/1946 |
| Preceded by: | Horace Harmon Lurton |
| Succeeded by: | James Byrnes |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | February 3, 1862 |
| Home State: | Elkton, KY |
| Deceased: | August 24, 1946 |
| Bachelors: | Vanderbilt U., B.S., 1882 |
| Law School: | U. of Virginia Law, 1884 |
Contents |
Early life and education
- Vanderbilt University, B.S., 1882
- University of Virginia School of Law, 1884 [1]
Professional career
- Secretary to U.S. Sen. Howell E. Jackson, 1884
- Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1884-1903
- Professor, Vanderbilt University, 1900-1903
- Assistant U.S. attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1903-1907
- Private practice, New York City, 1907-1910
- Assistant U.S. attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1910-1911
- Private practice, New York City, 1911-1913
- Attorney General of the United States, 1913-1914 [1]
Judicial career
Supreme Court of the United States
McReynolds was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Woodrow Wilson on August 19, 1914 to fill the seat vacated by Horace Harmon Lurton. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 29th, and received commission that same day. On January 31, 1941, he assumed senior status. He served until his death on August 24, 1946. [1] He was succeeded to this post by James Byrnes.
See also
External links
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Justice McReynolds' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Horace Harmon Lurton |
Supreme Court 1914–1946 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: James Byrnes |
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| 1913 |
Bingham • Brown • Call • Campbell • Dooling • Neterer • Rogers • Sawtelle • Sullivan • Thomas • Woods | ||
| 1914 |
Bledsoe • Booth • Clarke • Clayton • Covington • Dickinson • Haight • Hand • McCoy • McReynolds • Siddons • Thomson • Walker • Woolley | ||
| 1915 |
Downey • Howe • Lambdin • Trippet • Wade | ||
| 1916 |
Alschuler • Brandeis • Davis • Evans • Hay • Hitz • Hough • J. Johnson • T. Johnson • Manton • Stone • West • Woodrough | ||
| 1917 |
Adamson • Batts • Ervin • Evans • Jack • C. Johnson • Neblett • Smith • Smyth • Westenhaver | ||
| 1918 |
Anderson • Bailey • English • FitzHenry • Garvin • Holmes • Hutcheson • Knox • Manton • McCoy • Williams | ||
| 1919 |
Donahue • Faris • Graham • Haight • Lynch • Morris • Page • Peck • Sibley • Watkins • Webb • Weller • Wilson | ||
| 1920 | |||
