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Charles Evans Hughes
Chief Justice of the United States · 1910–1930
Charles Evans Hughes , Chief Justice of the United States. The Senate voted 52–26 on the nomination on Feb 13, 1930 (). American jurist; Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941 (1862–1948)
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Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1910-10-10–1916-06-10
- Secretary of State1921-03-05–1925-03-04
- Chief Justice of the United States1930-02-13–1941-06-30
Senate confirmation votes
- Chief justice of the united states
71st Congress · 52–26 · Feb 13, 1930
Education
- Brown UniversityA.B., 1881
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- Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1884
Career
Private practice, New York City, 1884-1891, 1893-1906, 1916-1921, 1925-1930; Faculty, Cornell Law School, 1891-1895; professor of law, 1891-1893; special lecturer, 1893-1895; Special lecturer, New York University Law School, 1893-1900; Counsel, Stevens Gas Commission, New York Legislature, 1905; Counsel, Armstrong Insurance Commission, New York Legislature, 1905-1906; Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1906; Governor, New York, 1907-1910; Republican candidate for president of the United States, 1916; Secretary of State, 1921-1925; Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, 1926-1930; Presiding officer, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1929-1941
Biography
American jurist; Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941 (1862–1948)
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