Owen Josephus Roberts
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Owen Josephus Roberts (1875-1955) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on May 9, 1930, to replace Edward Terry Sanford. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 20th, and received commission that same day. He resigned on July 31, 1945.[1]
Education
- University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1895
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1898 [1]
Professional career
- Private practice, 1898-1903
- Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, 1898-1919
- First assistant district attorney, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1903-1906
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1906-1930
- Special prosecutor for Eastern Pennsylvania, 1918
- Special U.S. attorney, Investigation of Teapot Dome Scandals, 1924 [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Justice Roberts' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edward Terry Sanford |
Supreme Court 1930–1945 |
Succeeded by: Harold Burton |
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| 1929 |
Avis • Byers • Caffey • Coxe, Jr. • Galston • Gardner • Glenn • Hopkins • Lenroot • Littleton • McDermott • Phillips • Sparks • Watson • Wheat • Wilbur • Wilson • Williams • Woolsey • Wyman | ||
| 1930 |
Adkins • Bryant • Cosgrave • Cox • Hincks • Hughes • Hutcheson • Luhring • Nields • Patterson • Roberts • Sibley • Thompson • Whaley • Wheat | ||
| 1931 |
Barnes • Chesnut • Evans • Fee • Groner • Hincks • Hitz • Hollzer • Kennamer • Kennerly • Kincheloe • Knight • Letts • McMillan • Morton • Nordbye • O'Brien • O'Donoghue • Paul, Jr. • Proctor • Sames • Sanborn • Sawtelle • Soper • Strum • Underwood • Way | ||
| 1932 |
Briggle • Cardozo • Dallinger • Forman • Johnson • Joyce • McLellan • Simons • Welsh | ||
