Pierce Butler

Biography of Pierce Butler

Family Name (Surname): Butler
First Name: Pierce
Date of Birth: March , 17 , 1866
Place of Birth (POB): Dakota County , Minnesota (US-MN, MN, 27, Minn., Mn.)
Date of Death: November , 16 , 1939
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: Warren G. Harding ( Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/05/1922
Seat vacated by: Day , William R.
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/05/1922
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 12/18/1922
Senate voice vote?: No
Senate vote Yes/No: 61/8
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/21/1922
Commission Date: 12/21/1922
Date of Termination: 11/16/1939
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Assistant county attorney, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1891-1892
County attorney, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1893-1896
Private practice, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1897-1922
Nominated to Supreme Court of the United States, November 21, 1922; no Senate vote

Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Third Circuit, January 22, 1923-March 15, 1925
Seventh Circuit, March 16, 1925-April 9, 1929
Eighth Circuit, April 10, 1929-November 16, 1939
Tenth Circuit, November 8, 1937-November 16, 1939