Willis Van Devanter

Willis Van Devanter
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office
January 3, 1911 – June 2, 1937
Nominated byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byEdward Douglass White
Succeeded byHugo Black
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
February 4, 1903 – December 16, 1910
Nominated byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byWalter Smith
Personal details
Born(1859-04-17)April 17, 1859
Marion, Indiana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 8, 1941(1941-02-08) (aged 81)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDelice Burhans
Children2
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati (LLB)
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Willis Van Devanter (April 17, 1859 – February 8, 1941) was an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1911 to 1937.[1] He was a staunch conservative and was regarded as a part of the Four Horsemen, the conservative bloc which dominated the Supreme Court during the 1930s.

  1. ^ "Justices 1789 to Present". Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved February 15, 2022.