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Charles Evans Whittaker

Charles Evans Whittaker

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1954–1957

Charles Evans Whittaker , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Charles Evans Whittaker (February 22, 1901 – November 26, 1973) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1957 to 1962. After working in private practice in Kansas City, Missouri, he was nominated for the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated Whittaker to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Positions

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1957-03-22–1962-03-31

Education

Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)LL.B., 1924

Career

Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1924-1954; Arbitrator, General Motors Corporation, 1965; Advisor, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Standards and Conduct, 1966

Biography

Charles Evans Whittaker (February 22, 1901 – November 26, 1973) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1957 to 1962. After working in private practice in Kansas City, Missouri, he was nominated for the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated Whittaker to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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