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Truman Presents Supreme Court Chief Justice Vinson With Historic Gavel, 1948 Shapell Manuscript Foundation; Chief Justice Vinson Dies of Heart Attack, The New York Times, September 8, 1953. Obituary, The New York Times, September 9, 1953, Vinson Excelled In Federal Posts. Oyez Project, Fred M. Vinson, United States Supreme Court.
This is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the Vinson Court, the tenure of Chief Justice Frederick Moore Vinson from June 24, 1946 through September 8, 1953.
The Vinson Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States from 1946 to 1953, when Fred M. Vinson served as Chief Justice of the United States.Vinson succeeded Harlan F. Stone as Chief Justice after the latter's death, and Vinson served as Chief Justice until his death, at which point Earl Warren was nominated and confirmed to succeed Vinson.
William J. Brennan Jr. (1906-1997) — Associate Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court (nominated and confirmed) [5] Arthur T. Vanderbilt (1888-1957) — Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court [ 28 ] Boyd Leedom (1906-1969) — Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board , former Justice, South Dakota Supreme Court [ 30 ]
Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone died in office on April 2, 1946. Rumors that Truman would appoint Robert H. Jackson as Stone's successor led several newspapers to investigate and report on a controversy between Justice Jackson and Justice Hugo Black arising from Black's refusal to recuse himself in Jewell Ridge Coal Corp. v. Local 6167, United Mine Workers (1945).
Byron White, 83rd associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, clerked for Chief Justice Fred Vinson during the 1946 term.. Law clerks have assisted the justices of the United States Supreme Court in various capacities since the first one was hired by Justice Horace Gray in 1882. [1]
It includes United States Supreme Court cases that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Cases of the Supreme Court of the United States decided during the tenure of Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (1946–53).
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.