Federal service record

Hugo Lafayette Black

Latest appointment on record: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Born 1886 · Died 1971 (per the source below).

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Service

Appointments and dates

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States August 18, 1937 – September 25, 1971

Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nominated: August 12, 1937
Confirmed by the Senate: August 17, 1937
Commissioned: August 18, 1937
Retired from the Court: September 17, 1971
Senate vote: Roll call, 63–16 · open the roll call →
Service ended: Death

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

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