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Judge William Orville Douglas
Judge
Supreme Court of the United States
William Orville Douglas served as Judge on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 to 1980. The appointment came from Franklin Roosevelt in 1939. Education: B.A. from Whitman College.
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- Franklin Roosevelt
- Active
- 1939 – 1980
- Party
- Democratic
Education
- B.A.Whitman College (1920)
Career History
- JudgeSupreme Court of the United States (1939 – 1980) — appointed by Franklin Roosevelt
- chairman1937 – 1939
- Commissioner1936 – 1939
- Director1934 – 1936
- Sterling professor of law1928 – 1936
- Assistant professor of law1926 – 1928
- Private practice1925 – 1926
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Biographical details on this page — court, position, appointing authority, service dates, education, and career history — are public record, sourced from the CourtListener judicial directory. They are not legal advice and do not predict how Judge Douglas will decide any matter.