Sherman Minton
Sherman Minton (1890-1965) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Harry Truman in 1949. He served on the Supreme Court until October 15, 1956 when he assumed senior status. He passed away on April 9, 1965. Prior to joining the court, he served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.[1]
Minton was one of four justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President Truman. He served during The Vinson Court and The Warren Court.[2]
Education
Minton received a LL.B. from Indiana University School of Law in 1915 and a LL.M. from Yale Law School in 1916.[1]
Military service
- U.S. Army Captain, Motor Transport Corps, 1917-1919[1]
Professional career
- 1941: Administrative assistant/liaison to military agencies, Office of the President
- 1935-1941: United States Senator from Indiana
- 1933-1934: Counselor, Indiana Public Service Commission
- 1928-1933: Attorney in private practice, New Albany, Indiana
- 1925-1928: Attorney in private practice, Miami, Florida
- 1919-1925: Attorney in private practice, New Albany, Indiana
- 1916-1917: Attorney in private practice, New Albany, Indiana[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Supreme Court
Minton was nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States by President Harry S. Truman on September 15, 1949, to a seat vacated by Justice Wiley Rutledge. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1949, and received his commission on October 5, 1949. Minton assumed senior status on October 15, 1956 and served in that capacity until his death on April 9, 1965.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Justice William Brennan.
Seventh Circuit
Minton was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 7, 1941, to a seat vacated by Walter Emanuel Treanor. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 19, 1941 and received his commission on May 22, 1941. His service on the court was terminated on October 11, 1949, due to his elevation to the Supreme Court.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Walter Lindley.
See also
External links
- Minton Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Walter Treanor |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1941–1949 |
Succeeded by: Walter Lindley |
| Preceded by: Wiley Rutledge |
Supreme Court 1949–1956 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: William Brennan
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Diane Sykes • Amy St. Eve • Frank Easterbrook • Ilana Rovner • John Z. Lee (United States Court of Appeals judge) • Michael B. Brennan (Wisconsin) • Michael Scudder • Joshua Kolar • Doris Pryor • Thomas Kirsch • Candace Jackson-Akiwumi | ||
| Senior judges |
Diane Wood • Joel Flaum • Daniel Manion • David Hamilton (Seventh Circuit) • Kenneth Ripple • William Bauer • | ||
| Former judges | John Paul Stevens • Ann Williams (Federal judge) • Julian William Mack • Terence Evans • Michael Kanne • Richard Posner • John Coffey (Seventh Circuit) • Jesse Eschbach • Walter Quintin Gresham • Richard Cudahy • Thomas Fairchild • Philip Tone • William Allen Woods • James Graham Jenkins (Wisconsin) • William Henry Seaman • John William Showalter • Peter Stenger Grosscup • Christian Cecil Kohlsaat • Albert Barnes Anderson • Francis Elisha Baker • Samuel Alschuler • Evan Alfred Evans • Louis FitzHenry • George True Page • Walter Lindley • William Morris Sparks • James Earl Major • Walter Treanor • Francis Duffy • Otto Kerner, Sr. • Otto Kerner, Jr. • Harlington Wood • Winfred Knoch • William Parkinson (Indiana) • Luther Swygert • Sherman Minton • Latham Castle • Walter Cummings • Philip Finnegan • John Hastings • Roger Kiley • Wilbur Pell • Elmer Schnackenberg • Robert Sprecher • Hardress Swaim • Amy Coney Barrett • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Diane Wood • Joel Flaum • Richard Posner • William Bauer • Thomas Fairchild • William Morris Sparks • James Earl Major • Francis Duffy • Luther Swygert • Latham Castle • Walter Cummings • John Hastings • | ||
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||