Sherman Minton
| Sherman Minton | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Justice |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Harry Truman |
| Active: | 10/5/1949 - 10/15/1956 |
| Senior: | 10/15/1956 - 4/9/1965 |
| Preceded by: | Wiley Rutledge |
| Succeeded by: | William Brennan |
| Past post: | Seventh Circuit |
| Past term: | 5/22/1941 - 10/11/1949 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | October 20, 1890 |
| Home State: | Georgetown, IN |
| Deceased: | April 9, 1965 |
| Law School: | Indiana U. Law, LL.B., 1915 |
| Grad. School: | Yale Law, LL.M., 1916 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army, 1917-1919 |
Contents |
Early life and education
- Indiana University School of Law, LL.B., 1915
- Yale Law School, LL.M., 1916 [1]
Military service
- U.S. Army Captain, Motor Transport Corps, 1917-1919 [1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New Albany, Indiana, 1916-1917
- Private practice, New Albany, Indiana, 1919-1925
- Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1925-1928
- Private practice, New Albany, Indiana, 1928-1933
- Counselor, Indiana Public Service Commission, 1933-1934
- U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1935-1941
- Administrative assistant/liaison to military agencies, Office of the President, 1941 [1]
Judicial career
Supreme Court
Minton was nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States by Harry S. Truman on September 15, 1949, to a seat vacated by Wiley Rutledge. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1949 and received his commission on October 5, 1949. Minton assumed senior status on October 15, 1956 and served in that capacity until his death on April 9, 1965. [1] He was succeeded to this post by William Brennan.
Seventh Circuit
Minton was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 7, 1941, to a seat vacated by Walter Emanuel Treanor. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 19, 1941 and received his commission on May 22, 1941. His service on the court was terminated on October 11, 1949, due to appointment to the Supreme Court. [1] He was succeeded to this post by Walter Lindley.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Minton Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Walter Treanor |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1941–1949 |
Succeeded by: Walter Lindley |
| Preceded by: Wiley Rutledge |
Supreme Court 1949–1956 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: William Brennan |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Frank Easterbrook • Diane Sykes • Diane Wood • Ann Williams • Joel Flaum • Ilana Rovner • Michael Kanne • Richard Posner • David Hamilton • John Tinder | ||
| Senior judges |
Daniel Manion • Ken Ripple • William Bauer • Richard Cudahy • | ||
| Former judges | John Paul Stevens • Julian William Mack • Terence Evans • John Coffey • Jesse Eschbach • Walter Quintin Gresham • Thomas Fairchild • Philip Tone • William Allen Woods • James Graham Jenkins • William Henry Seaman • John William Showalter • Peter Stenger Grosscup • Christian Cecil Kohlsaat • Albert Barnes Anderson • Francis Elisha Baker • Samuel Alschuler • Evan Alfred Evans • Louis FitzHenry • George True Page • Walter Lindley • William Morris Sparks • James Earl Major • Walter Treanor • Francis Duffy • Otto Kerner, Sr. • Otto Kerner, Jr. • Harlington Wood • Winfred Knoch • William Parkinson • Luther Swygert • Sherman Minton • Latham Castle • Walter Cummings • Philip Finnegan • John Hastings • Roger Kiley • Wilbur Pell • Elmer Schnackenberg • Robert Sprecher • Hardress Swaim • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Joel Flaum • Richard Posner • William Bauer • Thomas Fairchild • William Morris Sparks • James Earl Major • Francis Duffy • Luther Swygert • Latham Castle • Walter Cummings • John Hastings • | ||
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
