William Orville Douglas

Biography of William Orville Douglas

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Douglas
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Orville
• Date of Birth: October , 16 , 1898
• Place of Birth (POB): Maine , Minnesota (US-MN, MN, 27, Minn., Mn.)
• Date of Death: January , 19 , 1980
• Place of Death (POD): Bethesda , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Orville Douglas Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/20/1939
• Seat vacated by: Brandeis , Louis D.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/20/1939
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/27/1939
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Yes/No: 62/4
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/04/1939
• Commission Date: 04/15/1939
• Retirement from Active Service: 11/12/1975
• Date of Termination: 01/19/1980
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

William Orville Douglas in the Law School

• Name of School: Whitman College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1920

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Columbia Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1925

William Orville Douglas Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New York City, 1925-1926
• Assistant professor of law, Columbia Law School, 1926-1928
• Sterling professor of law, Yale Law School, 1928-1936
• Director, Protective Study Committee, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-1936
• Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1936-1939; chairman, 1937-1939
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Seventh Circuit, April 24, 1939-February 11, 1940
• Ninth Circuit, February 12, 1940-November 12, 1975
• Tenth Circuit, April 2, 1962-April 15, 1962

Resources

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