Willis Van Devanter

Supreme Court Justice
BIRTHDAY
April 17,1859
Birthplace
Indiana
Age
Feb 8,1941,age 81
Birth Sign
Aries
BIRTHDAY
April 17,1859 (age Feb 8,1941,age 81)
Birthplace
Indiana

About

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1910 to 1937.

Before Fame

He graduated from Cincinnati Law School in 1881.

Trivia

He was known for his court opinions defending limited government.

Family Life

He was the son of Isaac and Violetta Spencer Van Devanter.

Associated With

He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President William Howard Taft.