Mahlon Pitney
Mahlon Pitney (1858-1924) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on February 19, 1912 to fill the seat vacated by John Marshall Harlan. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 13, 1912, and received commission that same day. He resigned on December 31, 1922.[1]
Education
Professional career
- Private practice, Dover, New Jersey, 1882-1889
- Private practice, Morristown, New Jersey, 1889-1894
- U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1895-1899
- New Jersey state senator, 1898-1901
- Judge, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1901-1908
- Chancellor of the state, New Jersey Courts, 1908-1912 [1]
External links
- Biography from the Law Library - American Law and Legal Information
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Justice Pitney's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Harlan I |
Supreme Court 1912–1922 |
Succeeded by: Edward Terry Sanford |
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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 • | ||
