Pierce Butler
Personal
Birthday:
3/17/1866
Birthplace:
Dakota County, MN
Date of Death:
11/16/1939
Place of Death:
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Assistant county attorney, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1891-1892
County attorney, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1893-1896
Private practice, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1897-1922
Nominated to Supreme Court of the United States, November 21, 1922; no Senate vote
Education
Name of School:
Carleton College
Degree:
B.S.
Degree Year:
1887
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1888 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
President Nominating:
Warren G. Harding
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
12/21/1922
Termination Date:
11/16/1939
Termination Reason:
Death Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Third Circuit, January 22, 1923-March 15, 1925
Seventh Circuit, March 16, 1925-April 9, 1929
Eighth Circuit, April 10, 1929-November 16, 1939
Tenth Circuit, November 8, 1937-November 16, 1939