Justice Willis Van Devanter
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Justice Willis Van Devanter was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President William Howard Taft, known for his conservative jurisprudence and frequent opposition to New Deal legislation.
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| Willis Van Devanter | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President William Howard Taft
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surface form:
William Howard Taft
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| appointedToEighthCircuitBy | Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| barAdmission |
Indiana bar
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Wyoming bar ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1859-04-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1941-02-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
DePauw University
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University of Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cincinnati College of Law
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| endTimeOfEighthCircuitJudgeship | 1911 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition | 1937-06-02 ⓘ |
| familyName | Van Devanter ⓘ |
| givenName | Willis ⓘ |
| heritage | Dutch-American descent ⓘ |
| ideology | judicial conservatism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conservative jurisprudence
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opposition to New Deal legislation ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty | federal constitutional law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Supreme Court of the United States
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conservative bloc of the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| nominatedToSupremeCourtBy |
President William Howard Taft
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surface form:
William Howard Taft
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| notableFor | participation in striking down early New Deal measures ⓘ |
| notableWork | opinions limiting scope of federal regulatory power ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Four Horsemen (Supreme Court)
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surface form:
Four Horsemen (U.S. Supreme Court)
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| placeOfBirth | Marion, Indiana, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| politicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Attorney General for the Department of the Interior
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ Chief Justice of the Wyoming Territorial Supreme Court ⓘ Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ |
| precededInSupremeCourtSeatBy | Edward Douglass White ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cheyenne
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surface form:
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances B. Miner ⓘ |
| startTimeOfEighthCircuitJudgeship | 1903 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition | 1911-12-18 ⓘ |
| succeededInSupremeCourtSeatBy |
Hugo L. Black
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surface form:
Hugo Black
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| workedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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Wyoming ⓘ
surface form:
Wyoming Territory
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