Justice Owen J. Roberts

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Justice Owen J. Roberts was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1930–1945) known for his pivotal swing votes during the New Deal era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
human ⓘ
academicDegree LL.B. ⓘ
appointedBy Herbert Hoover ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1875-05-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1955-05-17 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania Law School ⓘ
employer University of Pennsylvania Law School ⓘ
endTime 1945 (as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States) ⓘ
familyName Roberts ⓘ
fieldOfWork constitutional law ⓘ
fullName Owen Josephus Roberts ⓘ
givenName Owen ⓘ
honorificPrefix Justice ⓘ
knownFor independent voting record on the Supreme Court ⓘ
role in the so-called "switch in time that saved nine" ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Roberts Commission ⓘ
Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
namedAfter Josephus (middle name origin) ⓘ
notableFor pivotal swing votes during the New Deal era ⓘ
shift from striking down to upholding New Deal legislation ⓘ
notableWork Roberts Commission on the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
swing vote in New Deal–era Supreme Court decisions ⓘ
vote in NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. (1937) ⓘ
vote in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish (1937) ⓘ
occupation judge ⓘ
law professor ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
participatedIn New Deal constitutional crisis ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath West Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
politicalAlignment Republican-leaning ⓘ
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
replaced Edward T. Sanford (on the U.S. Supreme Court) ⓘ
replacedBy Harold Hitz Burton (on the U.S. Supreme Court) ⓘ
residence Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania
sexOrGender male ⓘ
startTime 1930 (as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States) ⓘ
workLocation Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.

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Steward Machine Co. v. Davis → joinedByInMajority → Justice Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. → majorityJoinedBy → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Cantwell v. Connecticut → majorityOpinionBy → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Smith v. Allwright → dissentBy → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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United States v. Butler → majorityOpinionBy → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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ABA Medal → hasRecipient → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Palko v. Connecticut → majorityJustices → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Betts v. Brady → majorityOpinionBy → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Betts v. Brady → majorityJustices → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette → dissentingJustice → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Murdock v. Pennsylvania → joinedByInMajority → Justice Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
Korematsu v. United States → majorityJustices → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Korematsu v. United States → dissentingJustices → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. → majorityJusticesJoining → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Minersville School District v. Gobitis → hasJustice → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Hague v. CIO → pluralityOpinionBy → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Roberts Commission on the attack on Pearl Harbor → chairperson → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Roberts Commission on the attack on Pearl Harbor → hasMember → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Roberts Commission → namedAfter → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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New Deal constitutional crisis → hasKeyFigure → Justice Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish → hasJusticeInMajority → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Nebbia v. New York → majorityOpinionBy → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Nebbia v. New York → majorityJustices → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Prince v. Massachusetts → dissentingOpinionBy → Justice Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
United States v. Classic → joinedByInMajority → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Edwards v. California → joinedByMajority → Justice Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada → majorityJustices → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Herndon v. Lowry → majorityOpinionBy → Justice Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins → majorityJustices → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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Elizabeth H. Smith Roberts → spouse → Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
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