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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Dec 4, 1902.
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Dec 4, 1902
- Born
- 1841
Appointments
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesTheodore Roosevelt · Dec 4, 1902 – Jan 12, 1932
Education
- Harvard CollegeA.B., 1861
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1866
Career
U.S. Army lieutenant, 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, 1861-1864; Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1867-1882; Instructor in constitutional law, Harvard College, 1870-1871; Editor, American Law Review, 1870-1873; Lecturer on common law, Lowell Institute, 1880; Weld professor of law, Harvard Law School, 1882; Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1882-1902; chief justice, 1899-1902
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