Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.

He received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on August 11, 1902 to fill a seat vacated by Horace Gray. He was nominated on December 2nd of that same year. On December 4, 1902 he was confirmed by the Senate and received commission. He retired on January 12, 1932.

Quotes

"Whatever disagreement there may be as to the scope of the phrase "due process of law" there can be no doubt that it embraces the fundamental conception of a fair trial, with opportunity to be heard." -- Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., also known as "The Great Dissenter" Source: Frank v. Magnum, 1915

Education

• Harvard College, A.B., 1861
• Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1866

Professional career

• U.S. Army Lieutenant, 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, 1861-1864
• Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1867-1882
• Instructor in constitutional law, Harvard College, 1870-1871
• Editor, American Law Review, 1870-1873
• Lecturer on common law, Lowell Institute, 1880
• Weld professor of law, Harvard Law School, 1882
• Associate justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1882-1899
• Chief justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1899-1902

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
• Biography from The Supreme Court Historical Society.

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