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William Rufus Day
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
William Rufus Day served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Feb 23, 1903.
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Feb 23, 1903
- Born
- 1849
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth CircuitWilliam McKinley · Feb 28, 1899 – Feb 23, 1903
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitWilliam McKinley · Feb 28, 1899 – Feb 23, 1903
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesTheodore Roosevelt · Feb 23, 1903 – Nov 13, 1922
Education
- University of Michigan
- University of MichiganB.S., 1870
- Read law1871
Career
Private practice, Canton, Ohio, 1872-1897, 1899; Judge, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Ninth Judicial District, 1886-1887; Assistant secretary of state, 1897-1898; Secretary of State, 1898; Chairman, U.S. delegation to Paris Peace Conference with Spain, 1898-1899; Umpire, Mixed Claims Commission to Adjudicate War Claims against Germany, 1922-1923
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