Owen Josephus Roberts

Biography of Owen Josephus Roberts

Family Name (Surname): Roberts
First Name: Owen
Middle Name: Josephus
Date of Birth: May , 2 , 1875
Place of Birth (POB): Philadelphia , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
Date of Death: May , 17 , 1955
Place of Death (POD): West Vincent Township , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
Appointment under the Presidency of: Herbert Hoover ( Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/09/1930
Seat vacated by: Sanford , Edward Terry
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/09/1930
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 05/19/1930
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/20/1930
Commission Date: 05/20/1930
Date of Termination: 07/31/1945
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Private practice, 1898-1903
Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1898-1919
First assistant district attorney, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1903-1906
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1906-1930
Special deputy attorney general for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Department of Justice, 1918
Special U.S. attorney to investigate Teapot Dome Scandals, U.S. Department of Justice, 1924

Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Third Circuit, June 2, 1930-July 31, 1945