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Owen Josephus Roberts

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1930

Owen Josephus Roberts , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Owen Josephus Roberts (May 2, 1875 – May 17, 1955) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1930 to 1945. He also led two Roberts Commissions, the first of which investigated the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the second of which focused on works of cultural value during World War II.

Positions

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1930-05-20–1945-07-31

Education

University of PennsylvaniaA.B., 1895
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)LL.B., 1898

Career

Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898-1903, 1906-1930; Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1898-1919; First assistant district attorney, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1903-1906; Special deputy attorney general for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Department of Justice, 1918; Special U.S. attorney to investigate Teapot Dome Scandals, U.S. Department of Justice, 1924-1930

Biography

Owen Josephus Roberts (May 2, 1875 – May 17, 1955) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1930 to 1945. He also led two Roberts Commissions, the first of which investigated the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the second of which focused on works of cultural value during World War II.

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