Byron Raymond White

Byron Raymond White

Biography of Byron Raymond White

Biographic Details

  • Family Name (Surname): White
  • First Name: Byron
  • Middle Name: Raymond
  • Date of Birth: June , 8 , 1917
  • Place of Birth (POB): Fort Collins , Colorado (US-CO, CO, 08, CL, Colo, Col.)
  • Date of Death: April , 15 , 2002
  • Place of Death (POD): Denver , Colorado (US-CO, CO, 08, CL, Colo, Col.)
  • Gender Identity: Male
  • Race or Ethnicity: White

Byron Raymond White Court Service Information

  • Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
  • Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
  • Appointment under the Presidency of: John F. Kennedy ( Democratic )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/03/1962
  • Seat vacated by: Whittaker , Charles Evans
  • Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/03/1962
  • Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
  • Committee action date: 04/11/1962
  • Senate voice vote?: Yes
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/11/1962
  • Commission Date: 04/12/1962
  • Retirement from Active Service: 06/28/1993
  • Date of Termination: 04/15/2002
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Byron Raymond White in the Law School

  • Name of School: University of Colorado
  • Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Law Degree Year: 1938

Second Law School Attendance

  • Law Degree (Name of School): University of Oxford, Rhodes Scholar

Third Law School Attendance

  • Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
  • Degree: Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B.)
  • Law Degree Year: 1946

Byron Raymond White Career Path

Employment:

  • Professional football player, Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions, 1938-1940
  • U.S. Navy, Naval Intelligence, 1942-1945
  • Law clerk, Hon. Fred Vinson, Supreme Court of the United States, 1946-1947
  • Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1947-1961
  • Deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1962

    Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

    Allotment as Circuit Justice:

  • Eighth Circuit, April 16, 1962-June 8, 1970
  • Tenth Circuit, April 16, 1962-June 27, 1993
  • Sixth Circuit, July 4, 1981-September 30, 1981
  • Fifth Circuit, October 1, 1981-October 8, 1990
  • Eleventh Circuit, June 26, 1987-July 31, 1987

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