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Edward Douglass White Jr. (Thibodaux, Luisiana; 3 de noviembre de 1845 - Washington D. C.; 19 de mayo de 1921) fue un jurista y político estadounidense, senador por ese país y noveno Presidente de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos. Trabajó en la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos desde 1894 hasta 1921.
- Melville Fuller
- 19 de mayo de 1921 (75 años), Washington D. C. (Estados Unidos)
- John Sherman
Edward Douglass White Jr. (November 3, 1845 – May 19, 1921) was an American politician and jurist. White, a native of Louisiana, was a U.S. Supreme Court justice for 27 years, first as an associate justice from 1894 to 1910, then as the ninth chief justice from 1910 until his death in 1921.
- William Howard Taft
- Oak Hill Cemetery
15 de abr. de 2024 · Edward Douglass White was the ninth chief justice of the United States (1911–21), whose major contribution to U.S. jurisprudence was his “rule of reason” decision in 1911 that federal courts have since applied to antitrust cases. The son of a judge, U.S. congressman, and Louisiana governor, White.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Edward Douglass White Jr. fue un jurista y político estadounidense, senador por ese país y noveno Presidente de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos. Trabajó en la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos desde 1894 hasta 1921. Es conocido por formular el estándar de la regla de razón para la ley Antitrust.
Edward Douglass White was the 9th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, succeeding Melville Weston Fuller. Having served on the Court since 1894, White was the first incumbent Associate Justice to be elevated to Chief Justice. White was nominated for Chief Justice by President William Howard Taft on December 12, 1910.
Edward D. White was the son of a slaveholding suger planter; he was born and raised in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. White traveled north to college and enrolled briefly in Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland and in Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) in Washington DC. But White's education was cut short by the Civil War.
The Senate confirmed the appointment the same day. White was the first Associate Justice to be appointed Chief Justice. White served on the Court for a total of twenty-seven years, ten of them as Chief Justice. He died on May 19, 1921, at the age of seventy-five.
