Owen Josephus Roberts

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Owen Josephus Roberts was an American lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court associate justice (1930–1945) known for his pivotal role in shifting the Court’s stance on New Deal legislation.

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Owen J. Roberts 12
Owen Josephus Roberts canonical 2
Owen Roberts 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
human ⓘ
judge ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts ⓘ
Bachelor of Laws ⓘ
appointedBy Herbert Hoover ⓘ
burialPlace Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
chairpersonOf Roberts Commission ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1875-05-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1955-05-17 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania Law School ⓘ
employer Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania Law School ⓘ
endTime 1945 ⓘ
familyName Roberts ⓘ
fieldOfWork constitutional law ⓘ
corporate law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
givenName Owen ⓘ
knownFor pivotal role in shifting the U.S. Supreme Court’s stance on New Deal legislation ⓘ
“switch in time that saved nine” ⓘ
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
middleName Josephus ⓘ
linked to: Flavius Josephus
nominatedBy Herbert Hoover ⓘ
notableCase NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. ⓘ
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States ⓘ
United States v. Butler ⓘ
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish ⓘ
notableWork Roberts Commission on the Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
occupation judge ⓘ
law professor ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
politicalAlignment Republican-leaning ⓘ
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School ⓘ
precededBy Edward T. Sanford NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth H. Smith Roberts ⓘ
startTime 1930 ⓘ
succeededBy Harold Hitz Burton ⓘ
linked to: Harold H. Burton
workLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

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Owen J. Roberts → fullName → Owen Josephus Roberts ⓘ
subject linked to: Justice Owen J. Roberts
Powell v. Alabama → majorityJustices → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Hague v. CIO → majorityOpinionBy → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Roberts Commission on the attack on Pearl Harbor → namedAfter → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Roberts Commission → chairperson → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Roberts Commission → member → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Yakus v. United States → hasDissentingJustice → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Owen Roberts International Airport → namedAfter → Owen Roberts ⓘ
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Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell → joinedByInMajority → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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New Deal era Supreme Court jurisprudence → associatedJustice → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Harold H. Burton → precededBy → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
subject linked to: Justice Harold H. Burton
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Thomas v. Collins → dissentingJustices → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Hughes Court → member → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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United States v. Carolene Products Co. → joinedByInMajority → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Elizabeth H. Smith Roberts → spouseName → Owen Josephus Roberts ⓘ
Roberts → hasNotableBearer → Owen Roberts ⓘ
linked to: Owen Josephus Roberts