Charles Evans Hughes

Judge Charles Evans Hughes

Personal

Birthday:

4/11/1862

Birthplace:

Glens Falls, NY

Date of Death:

8/27/1948

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New York City, 1884-1891, 1893-1906, 1916-1921, 1925-1930
Faculty, Cornell Law School, 1891-1895; professor of law, 1891-1893; special lecturer, 1893-1895
Special lecturer, New York University Law School, 1893-1900
Counsel, Stevens Gas Commission, New York Legislature, 1905
Counsel, Armstrong Insurance Commission, New York Legislature, 1905-1906
Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1906
Governor, New York, 1907-1910
Republican candidate for president of the United States, 1916
Secretary of State, 1921-1925
Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, 1926-1930

Education

Name of School:

Brown University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1881

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1882

Name of School - Third:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Third:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Third:

1884

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

William H. Taft

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/2/1910

Termination Date:

6/10/1916

Termination Reason:

Resignation

Court Name - Second:

Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice

Court Name - Second:

Supreme Court of the United States

Commission Date - Second:

2/13/1930

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

6/30/1941

Termination Date - Second:

8/27/1948

Termination Reason - Second:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Second Circuit, January 9, 1911-June 10, 1916
Fourth Circuit, March 12, 1930-June 30, 1941
District of Columbia Circuit, December 19, 1938-June 30, 1941