Jackson, Robert Houghwout Born February 13, 1892, in Spring Creek, PA Died October 9, 1954, in Washington, DC Federal Judicial Service: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 12, 1941, to a seat vacated by Harlan F. Stone. Confirmed by the Senate on July 7, 1941, and received commission on July 11, 1941. Service terminated on October 9, 1954, due to death. Allotment as Circuit Justice: Second Circuit, October 14, 1941-November 12, 1945, October 14, 1946-October 9, 1954 Education: Albany Law School Read law, 1913 Professional Career: Private practice, Jamestown, New York, 1913-1917, 1918-1934 Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1917-1918 Corporation counsel, Jamestown, New York, 1918-1934 General counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1934-1935 Special counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1935-1938 Special counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935-1938 Assistant attorney general, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1936-1938 Solicitor general of the United States, 1938-1939 Attorney general of the United States, 1940-1941 Chief U.S. prosecutor, Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1946 Research Collections Oral History