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Louis Dembitz Brandeis

Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States

Louis Dembitz Brandeis served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Woodrow Wilson and confirmed Jun 1, 1916 by a 47–22 Senate vote.

Appointed by
Woodrow Wilson
Confirmed
Jun 1, 1916
Senate vote
47–22
Born
1856

Appointments

  • Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesWoodrow Wilson · Jun 1, 1916 – Oct 5, 1941

Education

  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1877

Career

Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1878-1879; Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1879-1916; Law clerk, Hon. Horace Gray, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1879-1880; Instructor, Harvard Law School, 1882-1883

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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