U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1938 / Served to 1957
Stanley Forman Reed
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938 and confirmed by voice vote, Stanley Forman Reed was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, January 25, 1938
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1938
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Kentucky Wesleyan College 1902
- Succeeded
- George Sutherland
- Succeeded by
- Charles Evans Whittaker
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Supreme Court · succeeded George Sutherland | 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
| Columbia Law School | ||
| University of Virginia School of Law | ||
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | B.A. | 1902 |
| Yale College | B.A. | 1906 |
| Read law | 1910 |
Sources
19 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).