Justice William R. Day

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Justice William R. Day was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for his influential opinions on constitutional and criminal procedure issues.

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Justice William R. Day canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
human ⓘ
burialPlace West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio, United States ⓘ
child Stephen A. Day ⓘ
William Louis Day ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1849-04-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1923-07-09 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Michigan ⓘ
University of Michigan Law School ⓘ
endTime service as United States Secretary of State ended 1898 ⓘ
service on U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ended 1903 ⓘ
tenure as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court ended 1922 ⓘ
familyName Day ⓘ
fieldOfWork constitutional law ⓘ
criminal procedure ⓘ
international law ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
knownFor influential opinions on constitutional issues ⓘ
influential opinions on criminal procedure ⓘ
memberOf Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party

Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
middleName Rufus ⓘ
nominatedBy William McKinley ⓘ
notableWork majority opinion in Weeks v. United States (1914) ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
judge ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
participatedIn negotiation of the Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ
partOf Fuller Court ⓘ
Taft Court ⓘ
White Court ⓘ
placeOfBirth Ravenna, Ohio, United States ⓘ
linked to: Ravenna, Ohio
placeOfDeath Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States ⓘ
linked to: Mackinac Island
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ
United States Secretary of State ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Canton, Ohio, United States ⓘ
linked to: Canton, Ohio
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Mary Elizabeth Schaefer Day ⓘ
startTime service as United States Secretary of State began 1898 ⓘ
service on U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit began 1899 ⓘ
tenure as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court began 1903 ⓘ
workLocation Ohio, United States ⓘ
linked to: Ohio

Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.

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Weeks v. United States → opinionAuthor → Justice William R. Day ⓘ
Buchanan v. Warley → opinionBy → Justice William R. Day ⓘ
Weeks v. United States → majorityOpinionBy → Justice William R. Day ⓘ
subject linked to: Weeks