Wiley Blount Rutledge

Biography of Wiley Blount Rutledge

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Rutledge
• First Name: Wiley
• Middle Name: Blount
• Date of Birth: July , 20 , 1894
• Place of Birth (POB): Cloverport , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
• Date of Death: September , 10 , 1949
• Place of Death (POD): York , Maine (US-ME, ME, 23, Maine, Me.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Wiley Blount Rutledge Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 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): 03/21/1939
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 52 Stat. 584
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/21/1939
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 04/03/1939
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/04/1939
• Commission Date: 05/02/1939
• Date of Termination: 02/14/1943
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Wiley Blount Rutledge

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
• Promoted by President: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/11/1943
• Seat vacated by: Byrnes , James F.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/11/1943
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 02/01/1943
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/08/1943
• Commission Date: 02/11/1943
• Date of Termination: 09/10/1949
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Wiley Blount Rutledge in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Wisconsin
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1914

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Colorado Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1922

Wiley Blount Rutledge Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Boulder, Colorado, 1922-1924
• Associate professor of law, University of Colorado, 1924-1926
• Professor of law, Washington University School of Law, 1926-1935; acting dean, 1930-1931; dean, 1931-1935
• Professor of law and dean, State University of Iowa College of Law, 1935-1939

• Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Eighth Circuit, March 1, 1943-September 10, 1949
• Tenth Circuit, March 1, 1943-September 10, 1949

Resources

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