Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He joined the court in 1902 after a nomination from President Theodore Roosevelt. He retired on January 12, 1932. Prior to joining the Supreme Court, Holmes was the Chief Justice for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.[1]
Holmes was one of three justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President Theodore Roosevelt. He served during The Fuller Court, The White Court, The Taft Court and The Hughes Court.[2]
Education
Holmes received an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1861 and a LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1866.[1]
Military service
- U.S. Army Lieutenant, 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, 1861-1864[1]
Professional career
- 1899-1902: Chief justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- 1882-1899: Associate justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- 1882: Weld professor of law, Harvard Law School
- 1880: Lecturer on common law, Lowell Institute
- 1870-1873: Editor, American Law Review
- 1870-1871: Instructor in constitutional law, Harvard College
- 1867-1882: Attorney in private practice, Boston, Massachusetts[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Supreme Court of the United States
Holmes received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on August 11, 1902, to fill a seat vacated by Justice Horace Gray. Holmes was nominated on December 2, 1902. On December 4, 1902, he was confirmed by the Senate and received commission. Holmes retired on January 12, 1932.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Benjamin Nathan Cardozo.
Approach to the law
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
See also
External links
- Justice Holmes' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- The Supreme Court Historical Society, "Biography"
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Horace Gray |
Supreme Court 1902–1932 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts
State courts:
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