Sherman Minton

Biography of Sherman Minton

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Minton
• First Name: Sherman
• Date of Birth: October , 20 , 1890
• Place of Birth (POB): Georgetown , Indiana (US-IN, IN, 18, Ind., In.)
• Date of Death: April , 9 , 1965
• Place of Death (POD): New Albany , Indiana (US-IN, IN, 18, Ind., In.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Sherman Minton Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh 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): 05/07/1941
• Seat vacated by: Treanor , Walter Emanuel
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/07/1941
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/19/1941
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/19/1941
• Commission Date: 05/22/1941
• Date of Termination: 10/11/1949
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Sherman Minton

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• 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): 09/15/1949
• Seat vacated by: Rutledge , Wiley B.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/15/1949
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 10/03/1949
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/04/1949
• Commission Date: 10/05/1949
• Retirement from Active Service: 10/15/1956
• Date of Termination: 04/09/1965
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Sherman Minton in the Law School

• Name of School: Indiana University School of Law — Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law)
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1915

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
• Degree: Master of Laws (LL.M.)
• Law Degree Year: 1916

Sherman Minton Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New Albany, Indiana, 1916-1917, 1919-1925, 1928-1933
• U.S. Army captain, Motor Transport Corps, 1917-1919
• Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1925-1928
• Counselor, Indiana Public Service Commission, 1933-1934
• U.S. senator from Indiana, 1935-1941
• Administrative assistant and liaison to military agencies, Executive Office of the President, 1941

• Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Seventh Circuit, October 14, 1949-October 15, 1956

Resources

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