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Owen Josephus Roberts
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Owen Josephus Roberts served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed May 20, 1930.
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed
- May 20, 1930
- Born
- 1875
Appointments
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesHerbert Hoover · May 20, 1930 – Jul 31, 1945
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaA.B., 1895
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)LL.B., 1898
Career
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898-1903, 1906-1930; Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1898-1919; First assistant district attorney, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1903-1906; Special deputy attorney general for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Department of Justice, 1918; Special U.S. attorney to investigate Teapot Dome Scandals, U.S. Department of Justice, 1924-1930
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