Wiley Blount Rutledge
Biography of Wiley Blount Rutledge
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Rutledge
- First Name: Wiley
- Middle Name: Blount
- Date of Birth: July , 20 , 1894
- Place of Birth (POB): Cloverport , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
- Date of Death: September , 10 , 1949
- Place of Death (POD): York , Maine (US-ME, ME, 23, Maine, Me.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Wiley Blount Rutledge Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/21/1939
- New Seat
- Authorization legislation: 52 Stat. 584
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/21/1939
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 04/03/1939
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/04/1939
- Commission Date: 05/02/1939
- Date of Termination: 02/14/1943
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Second Appointment of Wiley Blount Rutledge
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
- Promoted by President: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/11/1943
- Seat vacated by: Byrnes , James F.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/11/1943
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action: 02/01/1943
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/08/1943
- Commission Date: 02/11/1943
- Date of Termination: 09/10/1949
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Wiley Blount Rutledge in the Law School
- Name of School: University of Wisconsin
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Law Degree Year: 1914
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): University of Colorado Law School
- Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1922
Wiley Blount Rutledge Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Boulder, Colorado, 1922-1924
- Associate professor of law, University of Colorado, 1924-1926
- Professor of law, Washington University School of Law, 1926-1935; acting dean, 1930-1931; dean, 1931-1935
- Professor of law and dean, State University of Iowa College of Law, 1935-1939
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Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Eighth Circuit, March 1, 1943-September 10, 1949
- Tenth Circuit, March 1, 1943-September 10, 1949
Resources
Bibliographic references of Wiley Blount Rutledge
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