Pierce Butler

Judge Pierce Butler

Personal

Birthday:

3/17/1866

Birthplace:

Dakota County, MN

Date of Death:

11/16/1939

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Assistant county attorney, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1891-1892
County attorney, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1893-1896
Private practice, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1897-1922

Nominated to Supreme Court of the United States, November 21, 1922; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Carleton College

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1887

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1888

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

Warren G. Harding

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/21/1922

Termination Date:

11/16/1939

Termination Reason:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Third Circuit, January 22, 1923-March 15, 1925
Seventh Circuit, March 16, 1925-April 9, 1929
Eighth Circuit, April 10, 1929-November 16, 1939
Tenth Circuit, November 8, 1937-November 16, 1939