Douglas, William Orville Born October 16, 1898, in Maine, MN Died January 19, 1980, in Bethesda, MD Federal Judicial Service: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 20, 1939, to a seat vacated by Louis D. Brandeis. Confirmed by the Senate on April 4, 1939, and received commission on April 15, 1939. Assumed senior status on November 12, 1975. Service terminated on January 19, 1980, due to death. 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 Education: Whitman College, A.B., 1920 Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1925 Professional Career: 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 Research Collections Oral History