William Howard Taft
1857–1930 · Cincinnati, OH
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit | Judge | Benjamin Harrison (Republican) | Mar 17, 1892 | Resignation, Mar 15, 1900 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Judge | Benjamin Harrison (Republican) | Mar 17, 1892 | Resignation, Mar 15, 1900 |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Chief Justice | Warren G. Harding (Republican) | Jun 30, 1921 | Resignation, Feb 3, 1930 |
Education
- Yale College, B.A., 1878
- Cincinnati Law School (now University of Cincinnati College of Law), LL.B., 1880
Professional 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
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 606 opinions from 1887 to 1930
- Luckenbach Steamship Co. v. United States 1930
- United States v. Jackson 1930
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. United States Ex Rel. Los Angeles 1929
- General Insurance Co. of America v. Northern Pacific Railway Co. 1929
- Colgate v. United States 1929
- Old Colony Trust Co. v. Commissioner 1929
- United States v. Boston & Maine Railroad 1929
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Stapleton 1929
- Ex Parte Worcester County National Bank 1929
- United States v. Fruit Growers Express Co. 1929
- United States v. John Barth Co. 1929
- County of Spokane v. United States 1929
- Carson Petroleum Co. v. Vial, Sheriff & Tax Collector 1929
- London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission 1929
- Sutter Butte Canal Co. v. Railroad Comm'n of Cal. 1929
- Alberto v. Nicolas 1929
- Larson v. South Dakota 1929
- Arlington Hotel Co. v. Fant 1929
- Exchange Trust Co. v. Drainage Dist. No. 7, Poinsett Cty. 1929
- Oriel v. Russell 1929
- Wisconsin v. Illinois 1929
- State v. State 1929
- Weil v. Neary 1929
- Lehigh Valley Railroad v. Board of Public Utility Commissioners 1928
- Olmstead v. United States 1928
- City of Gainesville v. Brown-Crummer Investment Co. 1928
- Dugan v. Ohio 1928
- Compania De Navegacion Interior, S. A. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance 1928
- Gaines v. Washington 1928
- Blodgett v. Silberman 1928
- Nigro v. United States 1928
- Corona Cord Tire Co. v. Dovan Chemical Corp. 1928
- Krauss Brothers Lumber Co. v. Mellon 1928
- J. W. Hampton, Jr., & Co. v. United States 1928
- In Re Gilbert 1928
- Wuchter v. Pizzutti 1928
- Linstead v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. 1928
- Harkin v. Brundage 1928
- In Re Gilbert 1928
- Richmond Screw Anchor Co. v. States 1928
- Temco Electric Motor Co. v. Apco Manufacturing Co. 1928
- Richmond Screw Anchor Co. v. United States 1928
- United States v. Murray 1928
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Standard Oil Co. of Kentucky 1927
- Fairmont Creamery Co. v. Minnesota 1927
- Gong Lum v. Rice 1927
- Compañia General De Tabacos De Filipinas v. Collector of Internal Revenue 1927
- Wickwire v. Reinecke 1927
- Segurola v. United States 1927
- Weedin v. Chin Bow 1927
- Posados v. City of Manila 1927
- Overland Motor Co. v. Packard Motor Co. 1927
- Messel v. Foundation Co. 1927
- Rhea v. Smith 1927
- Cline v. Frink Dairy Co. 1927
- United States v. Stone & Downer Co. 1927
- Morris v. Duby 1927
- Federal Trade Commission v. Klesner 1927
- Federal Trade Commission v. Claire Furnace Co. 1927
- Kadow v. Paul 1927
- Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. Pennsylvania Railroad 1927
- United States v. Shelby Iron Co. 1927
- Shields v. United States 1927
- Kelley v. Oregon 1927
- Tumey v. Ohio 1927
- Tumey v. State 1927
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Southern Pacific Co. 1927
- Charleston Mining Co. v. United States 1927
- Barrett Co. v. United States 1927
- De Forest Radio Telephone Co. v. United States 1927
- Hellmich v. Missouri Pacific Railroad 1927
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. Oklahoma 1927
- De Forest Radio Telephone Co. v. United States 1927
- Eastern Transportation Co. v. United States 1927
- Postum Cereal Co. v. California Fig Nut Co. 1927
- Los Angeles Brush Manufacturing Corp. v. James 1927
- Wright v. Ynchausti & Co. 1926
- Hughes Brothers Timber Co. v. Minnesota 1926
- United States v. General Electric Co. 1926
- Hanover Fire Insurance v. Harding 1926
- Ford v. United States 1926
- Myers v. United States 1926
- Myers v. United States 1926
- Yu Cong Eng v. Trinidad 1926
- Alejandrino v. Quezon 1926
- Goltra v. Weeks 1926
- Appleby v. City of New York 1926
- Appleby v. Delaney 1926
- Thornton v. United States 1926
- Booth Fisheries Co. v. Industrial Comm'n of Wis. 1926
- United States v. Minnesota Mutual Investment Co. 1926
- Iselin v. United States 1926
- Early & Daniel Co. v. United States 1926
- Iselin v. United States 1926
- Union Insulating & Construction Co. v. United States 1926
- Sun Ship Building Co. v. United States 1926
- Cherokee Nation v. United States 1926
- Luckett v. Delpark, Inc. 1926
- United States v. P. Koenig Coal Co. 1926
- United States v. Michigan Portland Cement Co. 1926