Justice Willis Van Devanter

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Justice Willis Van Devanter was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President William Howard Taft, known for his conservative jurisprudence and frequent opposition to New Deal legislation.

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
appointedBy William Howard Taft
appointedToEighthCircuitBy Theodore Roosevelt
barAdmission Indiana bar
Wyoming bar
burialPlace Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1859-04-17
dateOfDeath 1941-02-08
educatedAt DePauw University
University of Cincinnati College of Law
endTimeOfEighthCircuitJudgeship 1911
endTimeOfPosition 1937-06-02
familyName Van Devanter
givenName Willis
heritage Dutch-American descent
ideology judicial conservatism
knownFor conservative jurisprudence
opposition to New Deal legislation
legalSpecialty federal constitutional law
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
conservative bloc of the U.S. Supreme Court
nominatedToSupremeCourtBy William Howard Taft
notableFor participation in striking down early New Deal measures
notableWork opinions limiting scope of federal regulatory power
occupation judge
lawyer
partOf Four Horsemen (U.S. Supreme Court)
placeOfBirth Marion, Indiana, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.
politicalAlignment conservative
positionHeld Assistant Attorney General for the Department of the Interior
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Chief Justice of the Wyoming Territorial Supreme Court
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
precededInSupremeCourtSeatBy Edward Douglass White
religion Methodism
residence Cheyenne, Wyoming
linked to: Cheyenne

Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
spouse Frances B. Miner
startTimeOfEighthCircuitJudgeship 1903
startTimeOfPosition 1911-12-18
succeededInSupremeCourtSeatBy Hugo Black
linked to: Hugo L. Black
workedIn Washington, D.C.
Wyoming Territory
linked to: Wyoming

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