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Willis Van Devanter (April 17, 1859 – February 8, 1941) was an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1911 to 1937. He was a staunch conservative and was regarded as a part of the Four Horsemen, the conservative bloc which dominated the Supreme Court during the 1930s.
Willis Van Devanter (* 17. April 1859 in Marion, Indiana; † 8. Februar 1941 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Rechtswissenschaftler, Politiker der Republikanischen Partei, Hochschullehrer und mehr als 25 Jahre Richter am Obersten Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten .
13. Apr. 2024 · Willis Van Devanter (born April 17, 1859, Marion, Ind., U.S.—died Feb. 8, 1941, Washington, D.C.) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1910–37). After graduating from Cincinnati Law School in 1881, he initially worked for his father’s law firm; but in 1884, he moved to Cheyenne , Wyo., to become a ...
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23. Mai 2018 · VAN DEVANTER, WILLIS. As an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1910 to 1937, Willis Van Devanter was considered the leading conservative justice of the era. Van Devanter's background in education, politics, and the law brought him to the bench, first as chief justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court and then as a U.S ...
Willis Van Devanter: The Person. Mark Tushnet. Journal of Supreme Court History. Johns Hopkins University Press. Volume 45, Number 3, 2020. pp. 308-327. 10.1353/sch.2020.0005. Article. View Citation.
14. Feb. 2015 · The brilliant lawyer Willis Van Devanter of Cheyenne made a name for himself in the 1890s as a loyal Republican and protector of the interests of the powerful. Late in 1910, President William Howard Taft named him to the U.S. Supreme Court, where he served as a staunch conservative for 26 years.
Learn about Willis Van Devanter, a U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1911 to 1937, who was appointed by William Howard Taft and retired due to pen paralysis. Find out his biography, career, and notable cases on Oyez.
