U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1910 / Served to 1937
Willis Van Devanter
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President William H. Taft in 1910 and confirmed by voice vote, Willis Van Devanter was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a law degree from Cincinnati Law School (now University of Cincinnati College of Law) in 1881. He previously served on the U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit and Eighth Circuit.Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 15, 1910
- Appointed by
- William H. Taft, 1910
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cincinnati Law School (now of Cincinnati College of Law) 1881
- Succeeded
- Edward Douglass White
- Succeeded by
- Hugo Lafayette Black
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit | Roosevelt (R) | voice |
| 1903 | Eighth Circuit | Roosevelt (R) | voice |
| 1910 | Supreme Court · succeeded Edward Douglass White | Taft (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
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Bain News Service, publisher. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
26 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).