Robert Houghwout Jackson
Biography of Robert Houghwout Jackson
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Jackson
- First Name: Robert
- Middle Name: Houghwout
- Date of Birth: February , 13 , 1892
- Place of Birth (POB): Spring Creek , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
- Date of Death: October , 9 , 1954
- Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Robert Houghwout Jackson 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): 06/12/1941
- Seat vacated by: Stone , Harlan F.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/12/1941
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 06/30/1941
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/07/1941
- Commission Date: 07/11/1941
- Date of Termination: 10/09/1954
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Robert Houghwout Jackson in the Law School
- Name of School: Albany Law School
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1913
Robert Houghwout Jackson Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Jamestown, New York, 1913-1917, 1918-1934
- Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1917-1918
- Corporation counsel, Jamestown, New York, 1918-1934
- General counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1934-1935
- Special counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1935-1938
- Special counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935-1938
- Assistant attorney general, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1936-1938
- Solicitor general of the United States, 1938-1939
- Attorney General of the United States, 1940-1941
- Chief U.S. prosecutor, Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1946
Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Second Circuit, October 14, 1941-November 12, 1945, October 14, 1946-October 9, 1954
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