U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1910 / Served to 1941
Charles Evans Hughes
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President William H. Taft in 1910 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Evans Hughes was a Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1884. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, May 2, 1910
- Appointed by
- William H. Taft, 1910
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Brown 1881 · Columbia Law School 1884
- Succeeded
- David Josiah Brewer
- Succeeded by
- Harlan Fiske Stone
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Supreme Court · succeeded David Josiah Brewer | Taft (R) | voice |
| 1930 | Supreme Court · succeeded William Howard Taft | Hoover (R) | 52–26 |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t available for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many earlier justices were confirmed by voice vote.
Education
| Brown University | A.B. | 1881 |
| Read law | 1882 | |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1884 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Underwood & Underwood (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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31 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).