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Judge Harold Hitz Burton
Judge
Supreme Court of the United States
Harold Hitz Burton served as Judge on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1945 to 1964. The appointment came from Harry Truman in 1945. Education: B.A. from Bowdoin College; LL.B. from Harvard University.
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- Harry Truman
- Active
- 1945 – 1964
- Party
- Democratic
Education
- B.A.Bowdoin College (1909)
- LL.B.Harvard University (1912)
Career History
- JudgeSupreme Court of the United States (1945 – 1964) — appointed by Harry Truman
- State representative1929 – present
- U.S. senator from Ohio1941 – 1945
- Mayor1935 – 1940
- Director of law for Cleveland1929 – 1931
- Private practice1919 – 1935
- U.S. Army lieutenant1917 – 1919
- Head of legal department1916 – 1917
- Assistant attorney1914 – 1916
- Private practice1912 – 1914
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