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Pierce Butler

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1922

Pierce Butler , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Senate voted 7–63 on the nomination on Dec 21, 1922 (). Pierce Butler (March 17, 1866 – November 16, 1939) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1923 until his death in 1939. He is notable for being the first Supreme Court justice from Minnesota, and for being a Democrat appointed by a Republican president.

Senate votes: 1

Positions

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1922-12-21–1939-11-16

Senate confirmation votes

An associate justice of the supreme court of the united states
67th Congress · 7–63 · Dec 21, 1922

Education

Carleton CollegeB.S., 1887
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Career

Assistant county attorney, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1891-1892; County attorney, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1893-1896; Private practice, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1897-1922

Biography

Pierce Butler (March 17, 1866 – November 16, 1939) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1923 until his death in 1939. He is notable for being the first Supreme Court justice from Minnesota, and for being a Democrat appointed by a Republican president.

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