U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1957 / Served to 1962
Charles Evans Whittaker
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Evans Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a law degree from Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) in 1924. He previously served on the Western District of Missouri and Eighth Circuit.Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, March 19, 1957
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Kansas City Law (now of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) 1924
- Succeeded
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Succeeded by
- Byron Raymond White
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Western District of Missouri | Eisenhower (R) | voice |
| 1956 | Eighth Circuit | Eisenhower (R) | voice |
| 1957 | Supreme Court · succeeded Stanley Forman Reed | Eisenhower (R) | voice |
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
| Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) | LL.B. | 1924 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
5 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).