Willis Van Devanter

Biography of Willis Van Devanter

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Van Devanter
• First Name: Willis
• Date of Birth: April , 17 , 1859
• Place of Birth (POB): Marion , Indiana (US-IN, IN, 18, Ind., In.)
• Date of Death: February , 8 , 1941
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Willis Van Devanter Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/04/1903
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 32 Stat. 791
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/04/1903
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/18/1903
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/18/1903
• Commission Date: 02/18/1903
• Date of Termination: 12/16/1910
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Willis Van Devanter

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/04/1903
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 32 Stat. 791
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/04/1903
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 02/18/1903
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/18/1903
• Commission Date: 02/18/1903
• Date of Termination: 12/16/1910
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Third Appointment of Willis Van Devanter

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
• Promoted by President: William H. Taft ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/12/1910
• Seat vacated by: White , Edward D.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/12/1910
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/15/1910
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/15/1910
• Commission Date: 12/16/1910

Willis Van Devanter in the Law School

• Name of School: Cincinnati Law School (now University of Cincinnati College of Law)
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1881

Willis Van Devanter Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Marion, Indiana, 1881-1884
• Private practice, Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, 1884-1887
• Member, commission to revise the statutes of Wyoming Territory, 1886
• City attorney, Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, 1887-1888
• Territorial representative, Wyoming Territory, 1888
• Chief justice, Supreme Court of Wyoming Territory, 1889-1890
• Chief justice, Wyoming Supreme Court, 1890
• Private practice, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1890-1897
• Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1896-1903
• Professor, Columbian University School of Law, 1897-1903

• Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Eighth Circuit, January 9, 1911-April 9, 1929
• Seventh Circuit, April 10, 1929-June 2, 1937
• Tenth Circuit, April 10, 1929-June 2, 1937

Resources

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