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William Howard Taft
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
William Howard Taft served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Warren G. Harding and confirmed Jun 30, 1921.
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding
- Confirmed
- Jun 30, 1921
- Born
- 1857
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth CircuitBenjamin Harrison · Mar 17, 1892 – Mar 15, 1900
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitBenjamin Harrison · Mar 17, 1892 – Mar 15, 1900
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesWarren G. Harding · Jun 30, 1921 – Feb 3, 1930
Education
- Yale CollegeB.A., 1878
- Cincinnati Law School (now University of Cincinnati College of Law)LL.B., 1880
Career
Assistant prosecutor, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1881-1882; Collector of internal revenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1882-1883; Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1883-1887; Assistant county solicitor, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1885-1887; Judge, Superior Court of Cincinnati [Ohio], 1887-1890; Solicitor general of the United States, 1890-1892; Professor and dean, University of Cincinnati, 1896-1900; President, U.S. Philippine Commission, 1900-1901; Civil governor, Philippine Islands, 1901-1904; Secretary of War, 1904-1908; President of the United States, 1909-1913; Kent professor of law, Yale University, 1913-1921; Presiding officer, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1922-1929
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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