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Hugo Lafayette Black
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Hugo Lafayette Black served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Aug 17, 1937 by a 63–16 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Aug 17, 1937
- Senate vote
- 63–16
- Born
- 1886
Appointments
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesFranklin D. Roosevelt · Aug 17, 1937 – Sep 25, 1971
Education
- University of Alabama School of LawLL.B., 1906
Career
Private practice, Ashland, Alabama 1906-1907; Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1907-1917, 1919-1927; Judge, Birmingham [Alabama] Police Court, 1910-1911; Prosecutor, Birmingham, Alabama, 1914-1917; U.S. Army captain, 1917-1919; U.S. senator from Alabama, 1927-1937; Presiding officer, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1953
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