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Harlan Fiske Stone (October 11, 1872 – April 22, 1946) was an American attorney and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1925 to 1941 and then as the 12th chief justice of the United States from 1941 until his death in 1946.
Harlan Fiske Stone war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker. Er fungierte als US-Justizminister unter US-Präsident Calvin Coolidge sowie als der zwölfte Chief Justice of the United States.
18. Apr. 2024 · Harlan Fiske Stone was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1925–41) and the 12th chief justice of the United States (1941–46). Sometimes considered a liberal and occasionally espousing libertarian ideas, he believed primarily in judicial self-restraint: the efforts of government to meet.
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Learn about the life and legacy of Harlan Fiske Stone 1898, who served as dean of Columbia Law School, attorney general, associate justice, and chief justice of the United States. Explore his contributions to constitutional law, civil rights, and judicial review.
Harlan Fiske Stone divided his early professional life between the private practice of law and teaching. He was Dean of the Columbia Law School. Stone's former college chum from Amherst, Calvin Coolidge, appointed him Attorney General in 1923. Within a year, Stone was appointed to the Supreme Court. Franklin Roosevelt elevated Stone to the ...
A Supreme Court Justice for 20 years, Harlan F. Stone was a New Dealer who defended civil liberties and individual rights against a conservative court majority. A core tenet of his legal philosophy was that the law could adapt to changing societal conditions.
Harlan Fiske Stone was the 12th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, succeeding Charles Evans Hughes. Having served on the Court since 1925, Stone was the second incumbent Associate Justice (after Edward Douglass White) to be elevated to Chief Justice. He was nominated for Chief Justice by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 12, 1941.
