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  1. United States Supreme Court Justices Biographical Data, 1789-1958

    • icpsr.umich.edu
    ascii, sas, spss
    Updated Feb 16, 1992
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    Schmidhauser, John R. (1992). United States Supreme Court Justices Biographical Data, 1789-1958 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07240.v1
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    sas, spss, asciiAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Feb 16, 1992
    Dataset provided by
    Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Researchhttps://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/pages/
    Authors
    Schmidhauser, John R.
    License

    https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/7240/termshttps://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/7240/terms

    Time period covered
    1789 - 1958
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This study contains biographical data on the 92 Supreme Court justices appointed between 1789 and 1958. Potter C. Stewart, appointed in 1958, was the last justice to be included in the study. The study recorded personal data such as place of birth, education, political as well as nonpolitical occupation, legal and judicial experience, age at the time of Supreme Court appointment, ethnic background, and religious affiliation. Other background information on each justice includes party identification, reputation as a frequent dissenter, and the state from which he was appointed. Various aspects of family background such as social and economic status, paternal occupation, and familial traditions of judicial service were also explored.

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United States Supreme Court Justices Biographical Data, 1789-1958

Explore at:
sas, spss, asciiAvailable download formats
Dataset updated
Feb 16, 1992
Dataset provided by
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Researchhttps://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/pages/
Authors
Schmidhauser, John R.
License

https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/7240/termshttps://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/7240/terms

Time period covered
1789 - 1958
Area covered
United States
Description

This study contains biographical data on the 92 Supreme Court justices appointed between 1789 and 1958. Potter C. Stewart, appointed in 1958, was the last justice to be included in the study. The study recorded personal data such as place of birth, education, political as well as nonpolitical occupation, legal and judicial experience, age at the time of Supreme Court appointment, ethnic background, and religious affiliation. Other background information on each justice includes party identification, reputation as a frequent dissenter, and the state from which he was appointed. Various aspects of family background such as social and economic status, paternal occupation, and familial traditions of judicial service were also explored.

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