Charles Evans Hughes

Biography of Charles Evans Hughes

Family Name (Surname): Hughes
First Name: Charles
Middle Name: Evans
Date of Birth: April , 11 , 1862
Place of Birth (POB): Glens Falls , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
Date of Death: August , 27 , 1948
Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
Appointment under the Presidency of: William H. Taft ( Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/25/1910
Seat vacated by: Brewer , David J.
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/25/1910
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 05/02/1910
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/02/1910
Commission Date: 05/02/1910
Date of Termination: 06/10/1916
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice
Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
Promoted by President: Herbert Hoover ( Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/03/1930
Seat vacated by: Taft , William H.
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/03/1930
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action: 02/10/1930
Senate voice vote?: No
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/13/1930
Commission Date: 02/13/1930
Retirement from Active Service: 06/30/1941
Date of Termination: 08/27/1948
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Private practice, New York City, 1884-1891, 1893-1906, 1916-1921, 1925-1930
Faculty, Cornell Law School, 1891-1895; professor of law, 1891-1893; special lecturer, 1893-1895
Special lecturer, New York University Law School, 1893-1900
Counsel, Stevens Gas Commission, New York Legislature, 1905
Counsel, Armstrong Insurance Commission, New York Legislature, 1905-1906
Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1906
Governor, New York, 1907-1910
Republican candidate for president of the United States, 1916
Secretary of State, 1921-1925
Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, 1926-1930

Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Second Circuit, January 9, 1911-June 10, 1916
Fourth Circuit, March 12, 1930-June 30, 1941
District of Columbia Circuit, December 19, 1938-June 30, 1941