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Robert Houghwout Jackson
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Robert Houghwout Jackson served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jul 7, 1941.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Jul 7, 1941
- Born
- 1892
Appointments
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jul 7, 1941 – Oct 9, 1954
Education
- Albany Law School
- Read law1913
Career
Private practice, Jamestown, New York, 1913-1917, 1918-1934; Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1917-1918; Corporation counsel, Jamestown, New York, 1918-1934; General counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1934-1936; Special counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1935; Special counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935; Assistant attorney general, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1936-1937; Assistant attorney general, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1937-1938; Solicitor general of the United States, 1938-1940; Attorney General of the United States, 1940-1941; Chief U.S. prosecutor, Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1946
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