Frederick Moore Vinson

Biography of Frederick Moore Vinson

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Vinson
• First Name: Frederick
• Middle Name: Moore
• Date of Birth: January , 22 , 1890
• Place of Birth (POB): Louisa , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
• Date of Death: September , 8 , 1953
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Frederick Moore Vinson Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 11/26/1937
• Seat vacated by: Robb , Charles H.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 11/26/1937
• Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/08/1937
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/09/1937
• Commission Date: 12/15/1937
• Date of Termination: 05/28/1943
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Second Appointment of Frederick Moore Vinson

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
• Promoted by President: Harry S Truman ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/06/1946
• Seat vacated by: Stone , Harlan Fiske
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/06/1946
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 06/19/1946
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/20/1946
• Commission Date: 06/21/1946
• Date of Termination: 09/08/1953
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Frederick Moore Vinson in the Law School

• Name of School: Centre College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1909

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): College of Law of Central University
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1911

Frederick Moore Vinson Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Louisa, Kentucky, 1911-1917, 1919-1924
• City attorney, Louisa, Kentucky, 1913
• U.S. Army private and officer trainee, 1917-1919
• Commonwealth attorney, Thirty-Second Judicial District, Kentucky, 1921-1924
• U.S. representative from Kentucky, 1923-1929, 1931-1938
• Private practice, Ashland, Kentucky, 1929-1931
• Chief judge, U.S. Emergency Court of Appeals, 1942-1943
• Director, Office of Economic Stabilization, 1943-1945
• Administrator, Federal Loan Administration, 1945
• Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, 1945
• Secretary of the Treasury, 1945-1946

• Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Fourth Circuit, June 26, 1946-September 8, 1953
• District of Columbia Circuit, June 26, 1946-September 8, 1953

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