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McReynolds, James Clark

Born February 3, 1862, in Elkton, KY
Died August 24, 1946, in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service:
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on August 19, 1914, to a seat vacated by Horace H. Lurton. Confirmed by the Senate on August 29, 1914, and received commission on August 29, 1914. Assumed senior status on January 31, 1941. Service terminated on August 24, 1946, due to death.

Supreme Court Oath:
October 12, 1914

Allotment as Circuit Justice:

Seventh Circuit, October 19, 1914-October 29, 1916
Fifth Circuit, October 30, 1916-February 18, 1923
Sixth Circuit, November 15, 1922-January 31, 1941

Education:
Vanderbilt University, B.S., 1882
University of Virginia School of Law, 1884

Professional Career:

Secretary, U.S. Sen. Howell E. Jackson of Tennessee, 1884
Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1884-1903
Professor, Vanderbilt University, 1900-1903
Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1903-1907, 1910-1911
Private practice, New York City, 1907-1910, 1911-1913
Attorney General of the United States, 1913-1914

Bibliography

Fletcher, R.V. “Mr. Justice McReynolds, an Appreciation.” Vanderbilt Law Review, vol. 2 (1948): 35-46.

Knox, John. The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox: A Year in the Life of a Supreme Court Clerk in FDR’s Washington. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002.

McCraw, John B. Justice McReynolds and the Supreme Court, 1914-1941. Ph.D. Diss., University of Texas, 1949.

Manuscript Collections

University of Virginia Law School
Charlottesville, Va.
James C. McReynolds papers, 1819-1967.
3.1 ft.; finding aid; correspondence, legal opinions, and miscellaneous documents related to McReynolds' law practice and his service as U.S. attorney general and as Supreme Court justice.

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