George Shiras Jr.

Judge George Shiras Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

1/26/1832

Birthplace:

Pittsburgh, PA

Date of Death:

8/2/1924

Place of Death:

Pittsburgh, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Dubuque, Iowa, 1855-1858
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1858-1892

Education

Name of School:

Yale College

Degree Year:

1853

Name of School - Second:

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1855

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

Benjamin Harrison

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

07/26/1892

Termination Date:

2/23/1903

Termination Reason:

Retirement

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Third Circuit, October 17, 1892-February 23, 1903