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
Bibliographic references of William Orville Douglas
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