William Orville Douglas

Judge William Orville Douglas

Personal

Birthday:

10/16/1898

Birthplace:

Maine, MN

Date of Death:

1/19/1980

Place of Death:

Bethesda, MD

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New York City, 1925-1926
Assistant professor of law, Columbia Law School, 1926-1928
Sterling professor of law, Yale Law School, 1928-1936
Director, Protective Study Committee, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-1936
Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1936-1939; chairman, 1937-1939

Education

Name of School:

Whitman College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1920

Name of School - Second:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1925

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

4/15/1939

Retirement from Active Service:

11/12/1975

Termination Date:

1/19/1980

Termination Reason:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Seventh Circuit, April 24, 1939-February 11, 1940
Ninth Circuit, February 12, 1940-November 12, 1975
Tenth Circuit, April 2, 1962-April 15, 1962