Webster J. Oliver

Biography of Webster J. Oliver

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Oliver
• First Name: Webster
• Middle Name: J.
• Date of Birth: January , 14 , 1888
• Place of Birth (POB): Brooklyn , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: November , 16 , 1969
• Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Webster J. Oliver Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Customs Court
• Court Type: United States Customs Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/11/1940
• Seat vacated by: McClelland , Charles P.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/11/1940
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 06/17/1940
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/18/1940
• Commission Date: 06/24/1940
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1940
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1965
• Retirement from Active Service: 06/24/1967
• Date of Termination: 11/16/1969
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Webster J. Oliver in the Law School

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

Webster J. Oliver Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, 1912-1917, 1919-1935
• U.S. Army captain, Ordnance Corps, 1917-1919
• Customs Division, U.S. Department of Justice, New York City, 1935-1940; special attorney, 1935-1938; assistant attorney general, 1938-1940

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