Harold Hitz Burton

Biography of Harold Hitz Burton

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Burton
• First Name: Harold
• Middle Name: Hitz
• Date of Birth: June , 22 , 1888
• Place of Birth (POB): Jamaica Plain , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Date of Death: October , 28 , 1964
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Harold Hitz Burton Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Harry S Truman ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/18/1945
• Seat vacated by: Roberts , Owen J.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/18/1945
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 09/19/1945
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/19/1945
• Commission Date: 09/22/1945
• Retirement from Active Service: 10/13/1958
• Date of Termination: 10/28/1964
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Harold Hitz Burton in the Law School

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

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1912

Harold Hitz Burton Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912-1914
• Assistant attorney, Utah Power and Light Company and Utah Light and Traction Company, 1914-1916
• Head of legal department, Idaho Power Company, 1916-1917
• U.S. Army lieutenant, 1917-1919
• Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1919-1935
• State representative, Ohio, 1929
• Director of law for Cleveland, Ohio, 1929-1931
• Mayor, Cleveland, Ohio, 1935-1940
• U.S. senator from Ohio, 1941-1945
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Third Circuit, October 15, 1945-October 15, 1956
• Seventh Circuit, October 16, 1956-March 24, 1957
• Sixth Circuit, March 4, 1957-October 13, 1958

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