Owen Josephus Roberts
Biography of Owen Josephus Roberts
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Roberts
- First Name: Owen
- Middle Name: Josephus
- Date of Birth: May , 2 , 1875
- Place of Birth (POB): Philadelphia , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
- Date of Death: May , 17 , 1955
- Place of Death (POD): West Vincent Township , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Owen Josephus Roberts Court Service Information
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Herbert Hoover ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/09/1930
- Seat vacated by: Sanford , Edward Terry
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/09/1930
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 05/19/1930
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/20/1930
- Commission Date: 05/20/1930
- Date of Termination: 07/31/1945
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation
Owen Josephus Roberts in the Law School
- Name of School: University of Pennsylvania
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1895
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Degree: Juris Doctor (J.D.)
- Law Degree Year: 1898
Owen Josephus Roberts Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, 1898-1903
- Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1898-1919
- First assistant district attorney, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1903-1906
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1906-1930
- Special deputy attorney general for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Department of Justice, 1918
- Special U.S. attorney to investigate Teapot Dome Scandals, U.S. Department of Justice, 1924
Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Third Circuit, June 2, 1930-July 31, 1945
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