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Sherman Minton
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States · 1941–1949
Sherman Minton , Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Sherman "Shay" Minton (October 20, 1890 – April 9, 1965) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. senator from Indiana and later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; he was a member of the Democratic Party. After attending college and law school, Minton served as a captain in World War I, following which he launched a legal and political career.
Education
- Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law)LL.B., 1915
- Yale Law SchoolLL.M., 1916
Career
Private practice, New Albany, Indiana, 1916-1917, 1919-1925, 1928-1933; U.S. Army captain, Motor Transport Corps, 1917-1919; Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1925-1928; Counselor, Indiana Public Service Commission, 1933-1934; U.S. senator from Indiana, 1935-1941; Administrative assistant and liaison to military agencies, Executive Office of the President, 1941
Biography
Sherman "Shay" Minton (October 20, 1890 – April 9, 1965) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. senator from Indiana and later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; he was a member of the Democratic Party. After attending college and law school, Minton served as a captain in World War I, following which he launched a legal and political career.
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