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Willis Van Devanter (April 17, 1859 – February 8, 1941) was an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1911 to 1937. He was a staunch conservative and was regarded as a part of the Four Horsemen, the conservative bloc which dominated the Supreme Court during the 1930s.
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13 de abr. de 2024 · Willis Van Devanter (born April 17, 1859, Marion, Ind., U.S.—died Feb. 8, 1941, Washington, D.C.) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1910–37). After graduating from Cincinnati Law School in 1881, he initially worked for his father’s law firm; but in 1884, he moved to Cheyenne , Wyo., to become a ...
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Edward D. White. Succeeded by. Hugo L. Black. Willis Van Devanter spent his early years in Indiana but headed to Wyoming Territory shortly after receiving his law degree. Van Devanter opened his law practice In Cheyenne and became active in Republican politics. For his efforts, President Benjamin Harrison appointed Van Devanter as chief justice ...
He retired on June 21, 1937, and died on February 8, 1941, at the age of eighty-one. Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Willis Van Devanter.
23 de may. de 2018 · VAN DEVANTER, WILLIS. As an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1910 to 1937, Willis Van Devanter was considered the leading conservative justice of the era. Van Devanter's background in education, politics, and the law brought him to the bench, first as chief justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court and then as a U.S ...
Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice Willis Van Devanter got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.
Willis Van Devanter: The Person. Mark Tushnet. Journal of Supreme Court History. Johns Hopkins University Press. Volume 45, Number 3, 2020. pp. 308-327. 10.1353/sch.2020.0005. Article. View Citation.
