U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1941 / Served to 1942
James Francis Byrnes
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and confirmed by voice vote, James Francis Byrnes was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, June 12, 1941
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- James Clark McReynolds
- Succeeded by
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Supreme Court · succeeded James Clark McReynolds | 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
| Read law | 1903 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
1 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).