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Wiley Blount Rutledge
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1939–1943
Wiley Blount Rutledge , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. (July 20, 1894 – September 10, 1949) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1943 to 1949. The ninth and final justice appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he is best known for his impassioned defenses of civil liberties.
Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1943-02-11–1949-09-10
Education
- University of WisconsinB.A., 1914
- University of Colorado Law SchoolLL.B., 1922
Career
Private practice, Boulder, Colorado, 1922-1924; Associate professor of law, University of Colorado, 1924-1926; Professor of law, Washington University School of Law, 1926-1935; acting dean, 1930-1931; dean, 1931-1935; Professor of law and dean, State University of Iowa College of Law, 1935-1939
Biography
Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. (July 20, 1894 – September 10, 1949) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1943 to 1949. The ninth and final justice appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he is best known for his impassioned defenses of civil liberties.
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