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Judge Willis Van Devanter
Judge
Supreme Court of the United States
Willis Van Devanter served as Judge on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1910 to 1941. The appointment came from William Taft in 1910. Earlier federal service: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- William Taft
- Active
- 1903 – 1941
- Party
- Republican
Career History
- JudgeSupreme Court of the United States (1910 – 1941) — appointed by William Taft
- JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1903 – 1910) — appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
- Chief justice1890 – present
- Territorial representative1888 – present
- Member1886 – present
- Professor1897 – 1903
- Assistant attorney general1896 – 1903
- Private practice1890 – 1897
- Chief justice1889 – 1890
- City attorney1887 – 1888
- Private practice1884 – 1887
- Private practice1881 – 1884
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