U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1925 / Served to 1946
Harlan Fiske Stone
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 and confirmed by the Senate 71–6, Harlan Fiske Stone was a Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1898. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, February 5, 1925
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1925
- Confirmed
- 71–6
- Education
- Amherst College 1894 · Columbia Law School 1898
- Succeeded
- Joseph McKenna
- Succeeded by
- Frederick Moore Vinson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Supreme Court · succeeded Joseph McKenna | Coolidge (R) | 71–6 |
| 1941 | Supreme Court · succeeded Charles Evans Hughes | 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
| Amherst College | B.A. | 1894 |
| Amherst College | M.A. | 1897 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1898 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: National Photo Company (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
21 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).