Brandeis, Louis Dembitz Born November 13, 1856, in Louisville, KY Died October 5, 1941, in Washington, DC Federal Judicial Service: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on January 28, 1916, to a seat vacated by Joseph Rucker Lamar. Confirmed by the Senate on June 1, 1916, and received commission on June 1, 1916. Assumed senior status on February 13, 1939. Service terminated on October 5, 1941, due to death. Allotment as Circuit Justice: Second Circuit, June 12, 1916-March 15, 1925 Third Circuit, March 16, 1925-June 1, 1930 Fifth Circuit, June 2, 1930-March 27, 1932 First Circuit, March 28, 1932-February 13, 1939 Education: Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1877 Professional Career: Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1878-1879 Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1879-1916 Law clerk, Hon. Horace Gray, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1879-1880 Instructor, Harvard Law School, 1882-1883 Research Collections