Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. Born March 8, 1841, in Boston, MA Died March 6, 1935, in Washington, DC Federal Judicial Service: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on December 2, 1902, to a seat vacated by Horace Gray. Confirmed by the Senate on December 4, 1902, and received commission on December 4, 1902. Service terminated on January 12, 1932, due to retirement. Allotment as Circuit Justice: First Circuit, December 8, 1902-January 12, 1932 Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1861 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1866 Professional Career: U.S. Army lieutenant, 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, 1861-1864 Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1867-1882 Instructor in constitutional law, Harvard College, 1870-1871 Editor, American Law Review, 1870-1873 Lecturer on common law, Lowell Institute, 1880 Weld professor of law, Harvard Law School, 1882 Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1882-1902; chief justice, 1899-1902 President issued recess appointment to Supreme Court of the United States, August 11, 1902, and subsequently cancelled appointment Research Collections