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Stanley Forman Reed

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1935–1938

Stanley Forman Reed , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Stanley Forman Reed (December 31, 1884 – April 2, 1980) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1938 to 1957. He also served as U.S. Solicitor General from 1935 to 1938. Born in Mason County, Kentucky, Reed established a legal practice in Maysville, Kentucky, and won election to the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Positions

Solicitor General of the United States1935-04-01–1938-01-27
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1938-01-27–1957-02-25

Education

Columbia Law School
University of Virginia School of Law
Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeB.A., 1902
Yale CollegeB.A., 1906
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Career

U.S. Army first lieutenant, Intelligence Division, 1917-1918; Private practice, Maysville and Ashland, Kentucky, 1910-1929; State representative, Kentucky, 1912-1916; General counsel, Federal Farm Board, 1929-1932; General counsel, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1932-1935; Solicitor general of the United States, 1935-1938

Biography

Stanley Forman Reed (December 31, 1884 – April 2, 1980) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1938 to 1957. He also served as U.S. Solicitor General from 1935 to 1938. Born in Mason County, Kentucky, Reed established a legal practice in Maysville, Kentucky, and won election to the Kentucky House of Representatives.

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