U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1939 / Served to 1962
Felix Frankfurter
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by voice vote, Felix Frankfurter was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1906. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, January 17, 1939
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- City College of New York 1902 · Harvard Law School 1906
- Succeeded
- Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
- Succeeded by
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Supreme Court · succeeded Benjamin Nathan Cardozo | Roosevelt (D) | 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
| City College of New York | B.A. | 1902 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1906 |
Sources
23 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).