William Orville Douglas

1898–1980 · Maine, MN

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate JusticeFranklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Apr 15, 1939Death, Jan 19, 1980

Education

  • Whitman College, A.B., 1920
  • Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1925

Professional Career

Private practice, New York City, 1925-1926; Assistant professor of law, Columbia Law School, 1926-1928; Sterling professor of law, Yale Law School, 1928-1936; Director, Protective Study Committee, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-1936; Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1936-1939; chairman, 1937-1939

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