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Wiley B. Rutledge served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1943 until his death in 1949, appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Before his elevation to the Court, he served as dean of the University of Iowa College of Law and on the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. On the Supreme Court, Rutledge was a consistent supporter of civil liberties, writing notable opinions and dissents on freedom of religion, due process, and the rights of accused persons.
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Who appointed Wiley B. Rutledge to the Supreme Court?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated Rutledge to the Supreme Court in 1943. He succeeded Justice James F. Byrnes and served until his death in 1949.
What was Wiley Rutledge's position in the Japanese American cases?
Rutledge joined the dissent in Hirabayashi v. United States when the Court upheld a wartime curfew, although he did not write the principal dissent. He later joined Justice Robert Jackson's dissent in Korematsu v. United States in 1944.
What did Rutledge do before joining the Supreme Court?
He served as dean of the University of Iowa College of Law and later of the Washington University School of Law. Roosevelt appointed him to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia before elevating him to the Supreme Court.
Why was Wiley Rutledge's Supreme Court tenure so short?
Rutledge served for only about six years because he died in 1949 at age 55. President Harry S. Truman appointed Sherman Minton to fill the resulting vacancy.
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