Justice Pierce Butler

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States human

Justice Pierce Butler was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for his conservative jurisprudence and frequent opposition to New Deal legislation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ
appointedBy	Warren G. Harding ⓘ
burialPlace	Calvary Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ surface form: Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota
confirmedToCourtOn	1922-12-21 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1866-03-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1939-11-16 ⓘ
educatedAt	Carleton College ⓘ University of Minnesota ⓘ surface form: University of Minnesota Law School
endOfTermOnCourt	1939-11-16 ⓘ
familyName	Butler ⓘ
givenName	Pierce ⓘ
knownFor	conservative jurisprudence ⓘ opposition to New Deal legislation ⓘ
memberOf	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
nominatedToCourtOn	1922-11-21 ⓘ
occupation	judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ
partOf	Four Horsemen (Supreme Court) ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Dakota Territory ⓘ near Northfield, Minnesota ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
politicalAlignment	conservative ⓘ
positionHeld	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
predecessor	William R. Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
startedTermOnCourt	1923-01-02 ⓘ
successor	Frank Murphy ⓘ

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